Neptuak Mountain
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Neptuak Mountain was named by Samuel E.S. Allen in 1894. "Neptuak" is the Stoney Indian word for "nine" as Neptuak Mountain is peak #9 in the Valley of the Ten Peaks. It is located on the Continental Divide, which is also the British Columbia-Alberta border in this region, and is in the Bow Range of the Park Ranges of the Canadian Rockies.[1][3] The summit is a tripoint for Banff National Park, Kootenay National Park, and Yoho National Park, where the three parks share a common border.
Geology
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Neptuak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[5] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[6]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Neptuak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C. Precipitation runoff from Neptuak drains east into tributaries of the Bow River, or west into tributaries of the Vermilion River.
See also
Further reading
- Corbett, Bill (2009). The 11,000ers of the Canadian Rockies. p. 182. ISBN 9781897522400.
- Patton, Brian (July 2007). Parkways of the Canadian Rockies: A Touring Guide to Banff, Jasper, Kootenay. pp. 76–77. ISBN 9780978237523.
- Calvert, Kathy (2003). Don Forest: Quest for the Summits. p. 100. ISBN 9781894765374.
- Boles, Glen W.; Putnam, William Lowell; Laurilla, Roger W. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names: The Rockies and Columbia Mountains. p. 100. ISBN 9781894765794.
References
- ^ a b "Neptuak Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ "Topographic map of Neptuak Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ^ a b c d "Neptuak Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ a b "Neptuak Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
- ^ 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.
External links
- "Neptuak Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
- National Park Service web site: Banff National Park
- National Park Service web site: Kootenay National Park
- National Park Service web site: Yoho National Park
- Neptuak weather: Mountain Forecast
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