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Epaulette Mountain

Coordinates: 51°51′57″N 116°44′06″W / 51.86583°N 116.73500°W / 51.86583; -116.73500
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Epaulette Mountain
Epaulette Mountain seen from Icefields Parkway
Highest point
Elevation3,094 m (10,151 ft)[1]
Prominence259 m (850 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Chephren (3274 m)[1]
Isolation3.64 km (2.26 mi)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°51′57″N 116°44′06″W / 51.86583°N 116.73500°W / 51.86583; -116.73500[3]
Geography
Epaulette Mountain is located in Alberta
Epaulette Mountain
Epaulette Mountain
Location of Epaulette Mountain in Alberta
Epaulette Mountain is located in Canada
Epaulette Mountain
Epaulette Mountain
Epaulette Mountain (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangeWaputik Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[3]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary
Climbing
First ascent1924 by F.V. Field, W.O. Field, Edward Feuz Jr.(guide)[4]
Easiest routetechnical climb

Epaulette Mountain is a 3,094-metre (10,151-foot) mountain summit in Alberta, Canada.

Description

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Epaulette Mountain is located in Banff National Park and is visible from the Icefields Parkway. It is part of the Waputik Mountains, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies. The nearest higher peak is Mount Sarbach, 3.64 km (2.26 mi) to the northwest.[2] Epaulette Mountain is situated south of Saskatchewan Crossing, where the Icefields Parkway intersects with the David Thompson Highway. Precipitation runoff from Epaulette Mountain drains east into the Mistaya River and west into Howse River, which are both tributaries of the North Saskatchewan River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,600 meters (5,250 feet) above the Howse Valley in three kilometers (1.9 miles), and 1,400 meters (4,593 feet) above the Mistaya Valley in three kilometers.

History

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The first ascent of Epaulette Mountain was made in 1924 by Frederick Vanderbilt Field, William Osgood Field, and guide Edward Feuz Jr.[4] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted June 7, 1961, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3] The descriptive name refers to the shoulder ornament on some military uniforms, and how a glacier seems to hang on a narrow shelf above the steep cliffs, thought to resemble an epaulette. Epaulette is a French word which means "little shoulders" (epaule, referring to "shoulder").[1]

Geology

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Like other mountains in Banff Park, the Epaulette 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

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Epaulette Mountain 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Epaulette Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Epaulette Mountain, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Epaulette Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Epaulette Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  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 October 2, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  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 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
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