Aiguille Peak

Aiguille Peak is a peak located on the Canadian provincial boundary of Alberta and British Columbia in Banff National Park. It was named in 1915 by Arthur O. Wheeler.[1][2] "Aiguille" is French for "needle" and is also a mountaineering term for a sharp-ridged summit.[3][4]

Aiguille Peak
Aiguille Peak from Chephren Lake
Highest point
Elevation3,001 m (9,846 ft) [1]
Prominence206 m (676 ft) [2]
Coordinates51°48′16″N 116°40′11″W [2]
Geography
Aiguille Peak
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
LocationAlberta / British Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeWaputik Range
Topo mapNTS 82N/15
Climbing
First ascent1952 by Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Mendenhall[1]

Geology

Aiguille Peak 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 rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Aiguille Peak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains east to the Mistaya River, or west into tributaries of the Blaeberry River.

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See also

References
  1. "Aiguille Peak". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved Feb 8, 2010.
  2. "Aiguille Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved Feb 8, 2010.
  3. Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 10.
  5. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Missing or empty |url= (help)
  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.
  • Aiguille Peak close-up photo: Flickr


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