Massive Mountain
Massive Mountain is situated in Banff National Park, Alberta Canada. It is located in the Massive Range and was named in 1918 for its massive size.[1][2] It however is not the highest summit in the range, that belongs to Mount Brett (2,984 m (9,790 ft)).
| Massive Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Massive Mountain (upper right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,435 m (7,989 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 88 m (289 ft)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Brett |
| Listing | List of mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°10′54″N 115°47′41″W[3] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Massive Range Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82O4 Banff |
Geology
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Pilot Peak is centered with Massive Mountain below it.
Pilot Peak is centered with Massive Mountain below it.
The mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[4] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, it is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.
References
- "Massive Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- "Massive Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- "Massive Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- Belyea, Helen (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF) (Report). Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
- Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
Media related to Massive Mountain at Wikimedia Commons- Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park
- Massive Mountain weather: Mountain Forecast
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