Mount Ishbel

Mount Ishbel is a mountain peak in Banff National Park of Alberta, Canada. The peak is located in the Sawback Range in Alberta's Rockies,[2][3] north of the Bow Valley Parkway and east of Johnston Canyon.

Mount Ishbel
Mount Ishbel
Highest point
Elevation2,908 m (9,541 ft) [1]
Prominence431 m (1,414 ft)
Coordinates51°15′55″N 115°46′29″W 
Geography
Mount Ishbel
Location in Alberta
Mount Ishbel
Mount Ishbel (Canada)
LocationBanff National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent rangeSawback Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82O/05
Climbing
First ascent1933 J. Packer, D. Day, V. Waters, J. Farish, W. Innes, L DeCouteur, J. Sterlling guided by Lawrence Grassi

It was named in 1956 after Ishbel MacDonald, the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald of Great Britain. It gives the name to the Ishbel Group, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. The peak is the subject of Group of Seven member Lawren Harris's painting Mountain Forms.[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Ishbel is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

Mount Ishbel

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, the mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from 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.[6]

See also

References
  1. PeakFinder
  2. Peakfinder
  3. Mount Ishbel
  4. "'Once in a lifetime' painting by Group of Seven founder headed to the auction block". Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  5. 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.
  6. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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