Mount Bourgeau

Mount Bourgeau is a 2,931-metre (9,616 ft) mountain located in the Massive Range of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It was named by James Hector in 1860 after Eugène Bourgeau, a botanist with the Palliser Expedition.[1][2] Bourgeau Lake sits at the foot of the mountain and is a popular hiking destination.

Mount Bourgeau
Mount Bourgeau seen from Sulphur Mountain
Highest point
Elevation2,931 m (9,616 ft) [1]
Prominence462 m (1,516 ft) [2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°07′55″N 115°46′31″W [2]
Geography
Mount Bourgeau
Location in SW Alberta
Mount Bourgeau
Mount Bourgeau (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeMassive Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82O/04[3]
Climbing
First ascent1890 by J.J. McArthur, Tom Wilson[1][2]
Easiest routeEasy scramble on western slopes[4]

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Bourgeau 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 Bourgeau is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

References
  1. "Mount Bourgeau". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  2. "Mount Bourgeau". Bivouac.com.
  3. "Mount Bourgeau". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  4. Kane, Alan (1999). "Mount Bourgeau". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 204–205. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.
  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.
  6. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Missing or empty |url= (help)
  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: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
Mount Bourgeau


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