Mount Synge

Mount Synge is located in Alberta
Mount Synge
Mount Synge
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Mount Synge is located in British Columbia
Mount Synge
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Mount Synge (British Columbia)
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CountryCanadaProvincesAlberta and British ColumbiaDistrictKootenay Land District[5]Protected areaBanff National ParkParent rangeWaputik Mountains
Canadian RockiesTopo mapNTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[4]ClimbingFirst ascent1952 Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Mendenhall

Mount Synge is located NE of the head of the Blaeberry River and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.[5] It was named in 1918 after Captain Millington Henry Synge (1823–1907), British Army officer and author.[1][3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mt. Synge is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Synge is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[7] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[8]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Mount Synge". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Mount xyz". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. ^ a b c "Mount Synge". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Synge (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  5. ^ a b "Mount Synge". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  • Mt. Synge photo: Flickr
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