Английская Википедия:Chinook Peak (Alberta)
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Chinook Peak is a Шаблон:Convert mountain summit located in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
Description
Chinook Peak is situated 10 kilometers southwest of the town of Coleman in the Crowsnest Pass area and can be seen from Highway 3, the Crowsnest Highway.[1] It is set on land managed by Castle Wildland Provincial Park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the nearby Crowsnest River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,300 meters (4,265 feet) above the river in 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles). Sentry Mountain is Шаблон:Convert to the northwest and the nearest higher neighbor is Andy Good Peak, Шаблон:Convert to the southeast on the Continental Divide.[2]
History
Chinook Peak was named by Jim Kerr, a resident of the Crowsnest Pass. Jim knew that when snow started blowing from the top from the west, a chinook wind would soon follow.[1] When mapping this area, Dr. Raymond A. Price of the Geological Survey of Canada mapping this area, used this name to identify the peak.[3] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1962 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]
Geology
Chinook 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
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Chinook Peak has an alpine subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
Gallery
See also
References
External links
- Chinook Peak weather forecast
- Climbing Chinook Peak (photos): Anugara.net
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite peakfinder
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