Mount Bell (Alberta)

Mount Bell is a 2,910-metre (9,550 ft) summit in Alberta, Canada.

Mount Bell
Northwest aspect, from Consolation Lakes
Highest point
Elevation2,910 m (9,550 ft)[1][2]
Prominence445 m (1,460 ft)[3]
Parent peakMount Temple (3,544 m)[4]
Isolation2.58 km (1.60 mi)[3]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°17′03″N 116°06′04″W[5]
Geography
Mount Bell is located in Alberta
Mount Bell
Mount Bell
Location in Alberta
Mount Bell is located in Canada
Mount Bell
Mount Bell
Mount Bell (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangeBow Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise[5]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1910
Easiest routeScramble[6]

Geography

Mount Bell is set within Banff National Park, in the Bow Range of the Canadian Rockies.[4] The hamlet of Lake Louise is situated 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) to the north and the Continental Divide is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the west. The nearest higher neighbor is Bident Mountain, 2.9 km (1.8 mi) to the west.[4] Bident Mountain forms the west buttress of Consolation Pass with Mount Bell forming the east buttress. These two peaks rise above the head of Consolation Valley. Precipitation runoff from Mount Bell drains into tributaries of the Bow River. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises over 830 m (2,720 ft) above Taylor Lake in one kilometre (0.6 mile) and the south aspect rises 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above Boom Lake in two km (1.2 mile). The peak is visible from the Icefields Parkway to the east.[2]

History

Originally called Mount Bellevue, the name was changed to honor Dr. Frederick Bell (1883–1971), a founding member of the Alpine Club of Canada and club president from 1926 through 1928.[1][7] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on April 3, 1952, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[5]

The first ascent of the summit was made in 1910 by an Alpine Club of Canada party including Nora Bell, sister of Frederick Bell.[2]

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Bell is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[8] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[9]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Bell is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[10] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).

See also
  • East aspect of Mount Bell centered in the distance.
    East aspect of Mount Bell centered in the distance.
  • Mount Bell (centered), viewed from Mount Temple
    Mount Bell (centered), viewed from Mount Temple
  • Northwest aspect of Mt. Bell from Consolation Valley
    Northwest aspect of Mt. Bell from Consolation Valley

References
  1. Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), Canadian Mountain Place Names: The Rockies and Columbia Mountains, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765794, p. 40.
  2. "Mount Bell". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  3. "Mount Bell, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  4. "Mount Bell, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  5. "Mount Bell". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  6. Kane, Alan (2016). Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Rocky Mountain Books. p. 296. ISBN 9781771600972.
  7. William Lowell Putnam, Andrew J. Kauffman (1986), The Guiding Spirit, Light Technology Publishing, LLC
  8. Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  9. Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  10. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
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