Mount Howard Douglas

Mount Howard Douglas
Mount Howard Douglas
	Mount Howard Douglas seen from the west
Highest point
Elevation	2,877 m (9,439 ft)
Prominence	632 m (2,073 ft)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	51°05′05″N 115°43′49″W / 51.08472°N 115.73028°W
Geography
	Mount Howard Douglas Location of Mount Howard Douglas in Alberta Mount Howard Douglas Mount Howard Douglas (Canada)
Location	Banff National Park; Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82O4 Banff

Mount Howard Douglas is a 2,877-metre (9,439-foot) mountain summit located immediately east of the Banff Sunshine ski resort in Banff National Park of Alberta, Canada. It was named for Howard Douglas (1850-1929), a park superintendent credited with greatly expanding its size.^[4] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1958 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[3] Its nearest higher peak is Mount Bourgeau, 4.55 km (2.83 mi) to the north-northwest.^[1]

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Howard Douglas is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from 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 Howard Douglas is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[7] Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Howard Douglas drains into tributaries of the Bow River.

Gallery

Mount Howard Douglas
Eagle Mountain (left) and Mt. Howard Douglas

References

^ ^a ^b "Mount Howard Douglas, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ "Mount Howard Douglas". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ ^a ^b "Mount Howard Douglas". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
^ "Mount Howard Douglas". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
^ 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 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.

External links

Weather: Mount Howard Douglas
Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park

[pb-1] "Mount Howard Douglas, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

[bivouac-2] "Mount Howard Douglas". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

[cgndb-3] "Mount Howard Douglas". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-27.

[pf-4] "Mount Howard Douglas". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

[Belyea1960-5] Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.

[gadd-6] Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.

[Peel-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 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.

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