Waputik Peak

Mountain in Alberta, Canada
Waputik Peak is located in Alberta
Waputik Peak
Waputik Peak
Location in Alberta
CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaParent rangeWaputik RangeTopo mapNTS 82N9 Hector Lake[4]ClimbingFirst ascentDominion Topographic Survey[3]

Waputik Peak was named by George Mercer Dawson in 1884. It is located in the Waputik Range in Alberta.[1][3]

"Waputik" means "white goat" in the Stoney language.[1]

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Waputik Peak 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, Waputik Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures in winter can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Waputik Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Waputik Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  3. ^ a b c "Waputik Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  4. ^ a b "Waputik Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  7. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
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