| 词条 | Sentinel Mountain (Alberta) |
| 释义 |
| name = Sentinel Mountain | photo = Sentinel Mountain seen from David Thompson Highway.jpg | photo_caption = Sentinel Mountain from the David Thompson Highway | elevation_m = 2591 | elevation_ref = [1] | prominence_m = 107 | prominence_ref = [1] | location = Alberta, Canada | range = Canadian Rockies | parent_peak = Elliott Peak (2873 m)[1] | map = Alberta#Canada | map_caption = Location of Sentinel Mountain in Alberta | coordinates = {{coord|52|08|14|N|116|29|32|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = [2] | topo = NTS 83C/01[2] | rock = Sedimentary | first_ascent = 1858 by James Hector[3] | easiest_route = }}Sentinel Mountain is a {{Convert|2591|m|ft|lk=off|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Elliott Peak, {{convert|1.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the southeast.[1] Both can be seen from the David Thompson Highway and Abraham Lake. Precipitation runoff from Sentinel Mountain drains into tributaries of the North Saskatchewan River. The mountain was named in 1893 by Arthur P. Coleman and was officially adopted in 1928 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2] GeologySentinel Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[4] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5] ClimateBased on the Köppen climate classification, Sentinel Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. See also
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite bivouac|id=339|name=Sentinel Mountain|accessdate=2019-03-14}} {{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}2. ^1 2 {{cite cgndb|id=IAHIK|name=Sentinel Mountain|accessdate=2019-03-14}} 3. ^Sentinel Mountain PeakFinder 4. ^{{cite journal|last1=Belyea|first1=Helen|title=The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park|publisher=Geological Survey of Canada|date=1960}} 5. ^{{cite journal|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}} 6. ^{{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}} 2 : Mountains of Alberta|Canadian Rockies |
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