| 词条 | Windtower (Alberta) |
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| name = Windtower | photo = Always nice to be in the mountains (30609911941).jpg | photo_caption = Windtower | elevation_m = 2695 | elevation_ref = [1] | prominence_m = 175 | prominence_ref = [1] | location = Alberta, Canada | range = Canadian Rockies | parent_peak = Mount Lougheed (3107 m)[2] | map = Alberta#Canada | map_caption = Location of Windtower in Alberta | coordinates = {{coord|50|59|20|N|115|17|25|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = [3] | topo = NTS 82J/14[3] | rock = Palliser limestone | age = Cambrian | first_ascent = | easiest_route = Scrambling }} Windtower is a {{Convert|2695|m|ft|lk=on|abbr=off|adj=on}} tower-like summit located in the Wind Valley of Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Lougheed, {{convert|3.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the southeast.[2] Windtower is a conspicuous landmark that can be seen from Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway in the Canmore area. Although not of remarkable elevation, the mountain has an imposing, overhanging north face with an appearance similar to peaks in The Bugaboos. Climbing RoutesThe Iron Butterfly is a formidable 450 metre 5.11 A4 rock climbing route on the northwest face. It was first climbed in 1988 by Jeff Marshall and Steve DeMaio, but attempts by others to repeat the feat have been unsuccessful.[4] The Northeast Ridge is a 5.5 route first climbed by B. Corbeau, G. Crocker and K. Hahn in July 1965.[5] The Northeast Face is a 570-metre 5.10a route first climbed by G. Homer and R. Wood in 1972.[5] The West Slope is a hike and easy scree scramble from Highway 742, the Smith-Dorrien/Spray Trail.[6] HistoryWindtower was named in 1950.[7] The mountain's name became official in 1982 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3] GeologyWindtower is composed of Palliser limestone, a sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[8] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[9] ClimateBased on the Köppen climate classification, Windtower is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[10] Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C. Precipitation runoff from Windtower drains into the Bow River which is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River. See also
References1. ^1 {{cite peakbagger|31749|Windtower, Alberta}} 2. ^1 {{cite bivouac|id=1559|name=Windtower|accessdate=2018-10-27}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite cgndb|id=IAAMN|name=Windtower|accessdate=2018-10-27}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://gripped.com/profiles/five-big-unrepeated-rockies-aid-routes/|title=Five Big Unrepeated Canadian Rockies Aid Routes - Gripped Magazine|website=gripped.com|accessdate=2018-11-10}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.banffrock.ca/BVRpdfs/Wind%20Valley/Wind%20Tower.pdf|date=2009-09-04|title=WINDTOWER |accessdate=2018-11-10}} 6. ^Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide, Gillean Daffern, Volume 3, 4th Edition, Rocky Mountain Books, 2013. 7. ^Windtower Mountain PeakFinder 8. ^{{cite journal|last1=Belyea|first1=Helen|title=The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park|publisher=Geological Survey of Canada|date=1960}} 9. ^{{cite journal|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}} 10. ^{{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
| Center = Windtower | North = Canmore | Northeast = Pigeon Mountain | ENE = Mount McGillivray | East = Mount Lorette | ESE = | Southeast = Mount Lougheed | South = | Southwest = | WSW = Spray Lakes Reservoir | West = | WNW = | Northwest = The Three Sisters | image = }}{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Windtower}} 2 : Mountains of Alberta|Canadian Rockies |
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