Mount Chester

Mount Chester is a mountain located in the Smith-Dorrien Creek Valley of Kananaskis in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain was named in 1917 after HMS Chester, which was severely damaged in the Battle of Jutland.[1][4]

Mount Chester
Highest point
Elevation3,054 m (10,020 ft) [1]
Prominence341 m (1,119 ft) [2]
Coordinates50°48′26″N 115°15′48″W [3]
Geography
Mount Chester
Location in SW Alberta
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeKananaskis Range
Topo mapNTS 82J/14
Climbing
Easiest routeScramble on southwest face

Chester Lake is located in a small valley just northwest of the base of the mountain.

Geology

Mount Chester 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

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Chester 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. In terms of favorable weather, July through September are the best months to climb.

References
  1. "Mount Chester". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  2. "Mount Chester". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
  3. "Mount Chester". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 32.
  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.


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