Mount Foch

Mount Foch is a 3,194-metre (10,479-foot) mountain summit located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after Marshall Ferdinand Foch.[1][2] The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1930 by Kate (Katie) Gardiner and Walter Feuz.[3] The duo also made the first ascents of nearby Mount Sarrail and Mount Lyautey that same year.[4]

Mount Foch
Mounts Foch and Sarrail
Highest point
Elevation3,194 m (10,479 ft) [1]
Prominence384 m (1,260 ft)
Coordinates50°34′24″N 115°09′30″W 
Geography
Mount Foch
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
LocationAlberta
British Columbia
Topo mapNTS 82J/11
Climbing
First ascent1930 Katie Gardiner, Walter Fuez
Lower Kananaskis Lake with Mount Foch and Sarrail

Geology

Mount Foch 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, Mount Foch 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. In terms of favorable weather, June through September are the best months to climb Mount Foch.

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See also
  • List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
  • Mountains of Alberta
  • Mountains of British Columbia

References
  1. PeakFinder
  2. Mount Foch
  3. "Mount Foch". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  4. Mount Foch PeakFinder
  5. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Cite journal requires |journal= (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.


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