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Anderson Peak (Alberta)

Coordinates: 49°08′04″N 114°04′43″W / 49.13444°N 114.07861°W / 49.13444; -114.07861
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Anderson Peak
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation2,685 m (8,809 ft)[1][2]
Prominence613 m (2,011 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Blakiston (2,910 m)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates49°08′04″N 114°04′43″W / 49.13444°N 114.07861°W / 49.13444; -114.07861[3]
Geography
Anderson Peak is located in Alberta
Anderson Peak
Anderson Peak
Location of Anderson Peak in Alberta
Anderson Peak is located in Canada
Anderson Peak
Anderson Peak
Anderson Peak (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaWaterton Lakes National Park
Parent rangeClark Range[1]
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82G1 Sage Creek[3]
Geology
Rock ageCambrian
Rock typesedimentary rock

Anderson Peak is a summit in Alberta, Canada.[3]

Description

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Anderson Peak is a 2,685-metre (8,809-foot) mountain located in Waterton Lakes National Park of the Canadian Rockies. Anderson Peak was named after Samuel Anderson (1839–1881), a British army surveyor who helped map the US-Canada border.[4] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1928 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3] Precipitation runoff from Anderson Peak drains to Waterton River via Bauerman and Blakiston creeks. Anderson Peak is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 1,125 meters (3,691 ft) above Bauerman Creek in 1.5 km (0.93 mi).

Geology

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Like other mountains in Waterton Lakes National Park, Anderson Peak 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 Cretaceous period rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Anderson Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] 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 "Anderson Peak, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  2. ^ a b "Anderson Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  3. ^ a b c d "Anderson Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  4. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 11.
  5. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  6. ^ 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.
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