Whitehorn Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,621 m (8,599 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 167 m (548 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Richardson |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°28′0″N 116°08′17″W / 51.46667°N 116.13806°W |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Slate Range Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1884 A.P. Coleman |
Whitehorn Mountain is located in the Slate Range of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.[1] The mountain is home to the Lake Louise Ski Resort.
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Whitehorn is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[2] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[3]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Whitehorn is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.