| 词条 | Saint Nicholas Peak (Canada) |
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| name = Saint Nicholas Peak | photo = Saint Nicholas Peak seen from Bow Lake.jpg | photo_caption = A glimpse of Saint Nicholas Peak from Bow Lake | elevation_m = 2938 | elevation_ref = [1][1] | prominence_m = 38 | prominence_ref = [2] | location = Alberta-British Columbia, Canada | range = Waputik Mountains Canadian Rockies | map = Canada British Columbia | range_coordinates = | map_caption = Location in eastern British Columbia | map_size = 250 | label_position = left | coordinates = {{coord|51|37|40|N|116|30|09|W|type:mountain_region:CA-BC_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = [3] | first_ascent = 1930 by J. Monroe Thorington, Peter Kaufmann[4] | easiest_route = }} Saint Nicholas Peak is a mountain in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. It is located on the Continental Divide, on the Alberta-British Columbia border, in both Banff National Park and Yoho National Park. It lies on the eastern edge of the Wapta Icefield, and is part of the Waputik Mountains. GeologyThe peak 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] ClimateBased on the Köppen climate classification, it 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. References1. ^British Columbia Official Map Site (click on "Provincial Basemap") 2. ^1 {{cite bivouac|id=4824|name=Saint Nicholas Peak|accessdate=2009-01-02}} 3. ^{{cite bcgnis|id=13597|title=St. Nicholas Peak|accessdate=2013-06-08}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.peakfinder.com/peakfinder.ASP?PeakName=St.+Nicholas+Peak |title=Saint Nicholas Peak| author=PeakFinder|accessdate=2007-09-01}} 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}} See also
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