词条 | Mount Howard Douglas |
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| name = Mount Howard Douglas | photo = Mount Howard Douglas.jpg | photo_caption = Mount Howard Douglas seen from the west | elevation_m = 2877 | elevation_ref = [1] | prominence_m = 632 | prominence_ref= [2] | location = Banff National Park Alberta, Canada | range = Canadian Rockies | map = Alberta#Canada | map_caption = Location of Mount Howard Douglas in Alberta | map_size = 260 | label_position = right | coordinates ={{coord|51|05|05|N|115|43|49|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = [3] | topo = NTS 82O/04 | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }}Mount Howard Douglas is a {{Convert|2877|m|ft|lk=off|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located immediately east of the Banff Sunshine ski resort in Banff National Park of Alberta, Canada. It was named for Howard Douglas (1850-1929), a park superintendent credited with greatly expanding its size.[4] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1958 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3] Its nearest higher peak is Mount Bourgeau, {{convert|4.55|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the north-northwest.[1] GeologyLike other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Howard Douglas is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from 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] ClimateBased on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Howard Douglas 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. Precipitation runoff from Mount Howard Douglas drains into tributaries of the Bow River. See also
References1. ^1 {{cite peakbagger|4664|Mount Howard Douglas, Alberta}} 2. ^{{cite bivouac|id=1551|title=Mount Howard Douglas}} 3. ^1 {{cite cgndb|id=IAKXV|name=Mount Howard Douglas|accessdate=2019-03-27}} 4. ^Mount Howard Douglas PeakFinder 5. ^{{cite journal|last1=Belyea|first1=Helen|title=The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park|publisher=Geological Survey of Canada|date=1960}} 6. ^{{cite journal|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}} 7. ^{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. |last-author-amp=yes | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | pages = 1633–1644 | issn = 1027-5606}} External links
3 : Canadian Rockies|Mountains of Alberta|Mountains of Banff National Park |
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