Mount Patterson is a peak in the Waputik Range of the Canadian Rockies. It is located within Banff National Park in Alberta of Western Canada.[1][2] Mount Patterson stands across the Mistaya River Valley from Mount Weed, and both are prominent features seen from the Icefields Parkway. Its nearest higher peak is Howse Peak, 10.14 km (6.30 mi) to the northwest.[4]
| Mount Patterson | |
|---|---|
 Mount Patterson reflected in Peyto Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,197 m (10,489 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 810 m (2,660 ft)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Balfour[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°44′52″N 116°34′27″W / 51.74778°N 116.57417°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Patterson Location in Alberta | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Waputik Range |
| Topo map | NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1924 F.V. Field, W.O. Field, Edward Feuz Jr. |
| Easiest route | The Snowbird Glacier and East Face IV 5.6 |
It was named in 1917 after John Duncan Patterson who was president of the Alpine Club of Canada from 1914 to 1920.[1]
Geology
editLike other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Patterson 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
editBased on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Patterson is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). Precipitation runoff from Mount Patterson drains into the Mistaya River which is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.
Gallery
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Mt. Patterson (left) from the Icefields Parkway -
East aspect, from Icefields Parkway -
Mt. Patterson centered
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Mount Patterson". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ a b c "Mount Patterson". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ "Mount Patterson". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ "Mount Patterson, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ 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
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- Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park
- Mount Patterson photo: Flickr