Mount Cornwall

Mountain in Alberta, Canada
Mount Cornwall is located in Alberta
Mount Cornwall
Mount Cornwall
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Mount Cornwall is located in Canada
Mount Cornwall
Mount Cornwall
Mount Cornwall (Canada)
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LocationAlberta, CanadaParent rangeCanadian RockiesTopo mapNTS 82J10 Mount Rae[2]GeologyAge of rockCambrianType of rocklimestoneClimbingFirst ascent1949, Arnold Choquette[1]Easiest routeScramble

Mount Cornwall is a prominent 2,970-metre (9,740-foot) summit located between the Elbow River valley and Little Elbow River valley of Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.[3] The peak is visible from Highway 66, weather permitting. Mount Cornwall's nearest higher peak is Tombstone Mountain, 6.6 km (4.1 mi) to the southwest.[1]

History

Mount Cornwall was named in 1922 for HMS Cornwall, a British warship involved in the Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War in the South Atlantic.[4][5]

The first ascent of the peak was made in 1949 by Arnold Choquette.[1]

The mountain's name became official in 1951 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

Geology

Mount Cornwall 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.[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Cornwall is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Elbow River which is a tributary of the Bow River.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Mount Cornwall". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Cornwall". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
  3. ^ "Mount Cornwall". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  4. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 37.
  5. ^ "Mount Cornwall". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  6. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  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.

External links

  • Mount Cornwall weather web site: Mountain Forecast
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