Mount Byng is a 2,965-metre (9,728-foot) mountain summit located in the upper Spray River Valley of southern Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.[5] It is the second-highest point in the Blue Range.[1] Mount Byng's nearest higher peak is Mount Alcantara, 6.5 km (4.0 mi) to the west-southwest.[2] The mighty Mount Assiniboine is situated 10.0 km (6.2 mi) to the northwest of Byng.[3]
| Mount Byng | |
|---|---|
 Mount Byng from Wonder Pass | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,965 m (9,728 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 510 m (1,670 ft)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Alcantara (3029 m)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 50°49′43″N 115°31′33″W / 50.82861°N 115.52583°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Byng Location of Mount Byng in Alberta  Mount Byng Mount Byng (Canada) | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Blue Range[2] Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[3] |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cambrian |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary rock |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1934, H.S. Crosby, Rudolph Aemmer[4] |
| Easiest route | Scrambling |
History
editMount Byng was named in 1918 for Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, a British Field Marshal who served during the First World War where he commanded the Canadian Corps, and later served as Governor General of Canada.[6]
The mountain's name was made official in 1928 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]
The first ascent was made in 1934 by H.S. Crosby, with guide Rudolph Aemmer.[4]
Geology
editMount Byng 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.[7]
Climate
editBased on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Byng is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Owl Creek and Currie Creek, which empty into the Spray Lakes Reservoir.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mount Byng, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ a b c d "Mount Byng". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ a b c d "Mount Byng". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
- ^ a b "Mount Byng". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- ^ "Mount Byng". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 27.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
- ^ 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
edit- National Park Service web site: Banff National Park
