Mount Blane (Alberta)

Mount Blane is a 2,993-metre (9,820-foot) mountain summit located in the Opal Range of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.[3] Its nearest higher peak is Mount Jerram, 3.3 km (2.1 mi) to the southeast.[1]

Mount Blane
Mount Blane, west face shown
Highest point
Elevation2,993 m (9,820 ft) [1]
Prominence204 m (669 ft) [1]
Parent peakMount Jerram (2996 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates50°43′35″N 115°04′22″W [1]
Geography
Mount Blane
Location of Mount Blane in Alberta
Mount Blane
Mount Blane (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeOpal Range[2]
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J/11
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockLimestone
Climbing
First ascent1955 by P.J.B. Duffy, G. Hohnson, D. Kennedy, F. Koch[1]

History

The mountain was named in honor of Sir Charles Rodney Blane (1879–1916), Royal Navy commander of the battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary. He was killed during the Battle of Jutland when his ship exploded and sank.[4] The mountain's name was made official in 1922 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]

The first ascent of the peak was made in 1955 by P.J.B. Duffy, G. Hohnson, D. Kennedy, and F. Koch.[1] Koch perished during the descent.

Geology

Mount Blane 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 Blane is located in a subarctic climate zone 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 Blane.

Precipitation runoff from the west side of the mountain drains into the Kananaskis River, whereas the east side drains into tributaries of the Elbow River.

See also

References
  1. "Mount Blane". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  2. "Opal Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  3. "Mount Blane". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 21.
  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.


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