Heather Ridge

Heather Ridge is located in Alberta
Heather Ridge
Heather Ridge
Location in Alberta
LocationAlberta, CanadaParent rangeSlate RangeTopo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise[3]

Heather Ridge is located in the Slate Range in Alberta.[1][2] Like other mountains in Banff Park, Heather Ridge 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, Heather Ridge is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

References

  1. ^ a b "Heather Ridge". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  2. ^ a b "Heather Ridge". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  3. ^ a b "Heather Ridge". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  6. ^ 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.

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