Mount Perren
Mount Perren is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1968 after Perren, Walter.[1][2] The peak forms part of the backdrop to Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks of Banff National Park.
| Mount Perren | |
|---|---|
 Mount Perren | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,051 m (10,010 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 113 m (371 ft) [2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 51°17′48″N 116°12′30″W |
| Geography | |
  Mount Perren Location in Alberta and British Columbia  Mount Perren Mount Perren (British Columbia) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Parent range | Bow Range |
| Topo map | NTS 82N/08 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1927 H.F. Ulrichs[1][2] |
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Moraine Lake with Mount Perren centered
Geology
The mountains in Banff Park are composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[3] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[4]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C in the winter.
Further reading
- Dave Birrell, 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies, P 87
- Western Canada, P 279
See also
- List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
References
- "Mount Perren (Ten Peaks)". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- "Mount Perren". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- 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". Missing or empty
|url=(help) - 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
- Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park
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