Mount St. Bride is a prominent 3,315-metre (10,876 ft) mountain summit located in Banff National Park, in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta. It is the highest point in the Sawback Range.[5] Its nearest higher peak is Cataract Peak, located 18.8 km (11.7 mi) to the northwest.[3] Mount St. Bride is situated 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the south of Mount Douglas, near the headwaters of the Red Deer River.
| Mount St. Bride | |
|---|---|
 Mount St Bride seen from Fossil Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,315 m (10,876 ft)  [1][2] |
| Prominence | 1,207 m (3,960 ft) [3] |
| Parent peak | Mount Hector (3394 m)[3] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°30′28″N 115°57′19″W / 51.50778°N 115.95528°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Mount St. Bride Location of Mount St. Bride in Alberta  Mount St. Bride Mount St. Bride (Canada) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Banff National Park |
| Parent range | |
| Topo map | NTS 82O12 Barrier Mountain[4] |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cambrian |
| Rock type | Sedimentary rock |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1910 J.W.A. Hickson, Edward Feuz Sr., Edward Feuz Jr.[1] |
History
editMount St. Bride was named in 1898 in honor of Saint Bride, the patron saint of the Douglas family.[1][6]
The first ascent of the mountain was achieved in 1910 by J. W. A. Hickson accompanied by guides, Edward Feuz Sr. and Edward Feuz Jr.[1]
The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1956 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]
Geology
editLike other mountains in Banff Park, Mount St. Bride is composed of sedimentary rock that was deposited during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[7] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed eastward and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[8]
Climate
editBased on the Köppen climate classification, Mount St. Bride is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[9] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C, with wind chill factors reaching below −30 °C.
Gallery
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Mount St. Bride in the distance -
Mount St. Bride centered (1922)
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Mount St. Bride". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ "Topographic map of Mount St. Bride". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ a b c "Mount Saint Bride". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ a b c "Mount St. Bride". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ "Mount Saint Bride". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 112.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
edit- Weather forecast: Mount St. Bride
- Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park