Mount Ernest Ross
| Mount Ernest Ross | |
|---|---|
 Mount Ernest Ross | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,454 m (8,051 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 99 m (325 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Hensley (2820 m)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°06′10″N 116°27′10″W / 52.10278°N 116.45278°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Ernest Ross Location of Mount Ernest Ross in Alberta  Mount Ernest Ross Mount Ernest Ross (Canada) | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | |
| Topo map | NTS 83C1 Whiterabbit Creek[3] |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | Sedimentary |
Mount Ernest Ross is a 2,454-metre (8,051-foot) double summit mountain located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount Ernest Ross can be seen from the David Thompson Highway at the southern end of Abraham Lake. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains east into the lake. Mount William Booth is across the lake to the east, and Kootenay Plains and Ex Coelis Mountain are situated to the southeast. Its nearest higher peak is Elliott Peak, 3 km (1.9 mi) to the immediate north.[3][2]
History
[edit]This mountain is named after Ernest Ross, who in 1940 was the first to drive a motorized vehicle from Rocky Mountain House to Saskatchewan Crossing, many years before a road was built.[4] He was instrumental in promoting the construction of what has become the David Thompson Highway, and when it was completed in 1969, was honored for his efforts. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1980 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]
Geology
[edit]Mount Ernest Ross is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods that was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]
Climate
[edit]Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Ernest Ross is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mount Ernest Ross". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ a b "Topographic map of Mount Ernest Ross". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
- ^ a b c d "Mount Ernest Ross". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ "Mount Ernest Ross". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
- ^ 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]- Weather forecast: Mount Ernest Ross