Massive Mountain

Mountain in Banff NP, Alberta, Canada
Massive Mountain is located in Alberta
Massive Mountain
Massive Mountain
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Massive Mountain is located in Canada
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Massive Mountain (Canada)
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LocationAlberta, CanadaParent rangeMassive Range
Canadian RockiesTopo mapNTS 82O4 Banff

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)).

Geology

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

  1. ^ a b "Massive Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  2. ^ a b "Massive Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  3. ^ "Massive Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  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.
  • Media related to Massive Mountain at Wikimedia Commons
  • Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park
  • Massive Mountain weather: Mountain Forecast
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