Threepoint Mountain

Threepoint Mountain[4] is the descriptive name for a three-pointed 2,595-metre (8,514-foot) mountain summit located in the Elbow River valley of Kananaskis Country, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. it is situated southwest of Calgary and can be seen from Highway 66. Threepoint Mountain's nearest higher peak is Bluerock Mountain, 4.7 km (2.9 mi) to the south.[1] The mountain's name was made official in 1951 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

Threepoint Mountain
Threepoint Mountain seen from Nihahi Ridge
Highest point
Elevation2,595 m (8,514 ft) [1]
Prominence431 m (1,414 ft) [1]
Parent peakBluerock Mountain (2789 m)[1]
Coordinates50°42′23″N 114°49′36″W [2]
Geography
Threepoint Mountain
Location of Threepoint Mountain in Alberta
Threepoint Mountain
Threepoint Mountain (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J/10[2]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary rock
Climbing
Easiest routeScrambling[3]

Geology

Threepoint Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods and was later pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Threepoint Mountain 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 Octoberber are the best months to climb. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Elbow River.

  • Threepoint Mountain seen from Ford Knoll
  • Threepoint winter scene

References
  1. "Threepoint Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  2. "Threepoint Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  3. More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies, 2nd edition, Andrew Nugara, page 256, Rocky Mountain Books, 2014
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 125.
  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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