Mount Gloria

Mount Gloria is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1913 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after Lake Gloria.[4][1]

Mount Gloria
Mount Gloria
Highest point
Elevation	2,889 m (9,478 ft) [1]
Prominence	189 m (620 ft) [1]
Parent peak	Eon Mountain (3305 m)[1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°50′45″N 115°36′26″W [2]
Geography
Mount Gloria Location on Alberta and British Columbia boundary Show map of Alberta Mount Gloria Mount Gloria (British Columbia) Show map of British Columbia
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range	Park Ranges[1]
Topo map	NTS 82J/13[2]
Climbing
First ascent	1929 E. Bigelow, F.X. Bigelow, H. Bigelow, H.B. Bigelow, C. Baldwin, S. Detty, G. Duffy, R. Hallowell, H.Howe, C. Saltonstall, R. Saltonstall, R. Walcott, C. Coyteaux.[3][1]

Geology

The mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[5] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Gloria is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C.

See also

• List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border

References

1. "Mount Gloria". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
2. "Mount Gloria (AB)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
3. Thorington, J. Monroe (1966) [1921]. "White Man Pass to Simpson Pass". A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada. With the collaboration of Putnam, William Lowell (6th ed.). American Alpine Club. p. 43. ISBN 978-1376169003.
4. "Mount Gloria". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
5. Belyea, Helen (1960). "The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park" (PDF). Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2019-06-23. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
6. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
7. 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.