Mount Crandell

Mountain in Alberta, Canada
Mount Crandell is located in Alberta
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LocationAlberta, CanadaParent rangeClark Range[3]
Canadian RockiesTopo mapNTS 82H4 Waterton Lakes[2]GeologyAge of rockCambrianType of rocksedimentary rockClimbingEasiest routeScrambling[4]

Mount Crandell is a 2,381-metre (7,812-foot) mountain summit located in Waterton Lakes National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is situated immediately north of the Waterton townsite. Its nearest higher peak is Bertha Peak, 2.94 km (1.83 mi) to the south-southwest.[5]

History

Mount Crandell centered, Bertha Peak to left

Mount Crandell was named in 1914 after Edward H. Crandell who was one of Calgary's first oilmen.[1][6]

The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1943 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

Geology

Like other mountains in Waterton Lakes National Park, Mount Crandell is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger Cretaceous period rock during the Laramide orogeny.[7]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Crandell is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Crandell drains into Waterton Lake, thence Waterton River.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Crandell". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Crandell". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  3. ^ "Clark Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  4. ^ "Mount Crandell". explor8ion.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  5. ^ "Mount Crandell". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  6. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 39.
  7. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  8. ^ 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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