Mount Victoria (Bow Range)

Mount Victoria, 3,464 metres (11,365 ft), is a mountain on the border between British Columbia and Alberta in the Canadian Rockies. It is located just northeast of Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park[3] and is also part of Banff National Park and is on the Continental Divide (which is the definition of the interprovincial boundary in this region).

This article is for the mountain on the British Columbia-Alberta border in the Canadian Rockies. For the mountain in the Jervis Inlet area of the British Columbia Coast, see Mount Victoria (British Columbia).
Mount Victoria
Mt. Victoria in August 2011 as seen from Fairview Mountain
Highest point
Elevation3,464 m (11,365 ft) [1]
Prominence547 m (1,795 ft) [2]
Parent peakHungabee Mountain 3490 m
Coordinates51°22′42″N 116°18′12″W [2]
Geography
Mount Victoria
Location in Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangeBow Range
Topo mapNTS 83C/05
Climbing
First ascent1897[2]
Easiest routeSouth Summit, South-East Ridge II[1]

The mountain is located on the western buttress of Abbot Pass while Mount Lefroy lies on the eastern side.

The mountain was named by J. Norman Collie in 1897 for Queen Victoria.[1]

The first successful ascent was made in 1897 by J. Norman Collie, Arthur Michael, Charles Fay, and Peter Sarbach.[2]

Geology

Mount Victoria is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Victoria is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C.

References
  1. "Mount Victoria". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  2. "Mount Victoria". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  3. "Victoria, Mount". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  4. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. 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 Victoria reflected in Lake Louise
  • Mount Victoria's north peak seen from the Wapta Lake area


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