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词条 Snow Peak (Alberta)
释义

  1. Geology

  2. Climate

  3. Sources

  4. References

{{Infobox mountain
| name = Snow Peak
| photo = Snow Peak, Spray Mountains.jpg
| photo_caption = Snow Peak seen from Smutwood Peak
| elevation_m = 2789
| elevation_ref = [1]
| prominence_m = 309
| prominence_ref = [2]
| coordinates = {{coord|50|46|22|N|115|23|08|W|type:mountain_region:CA}}
| coordinates_ref = [3]
| range = Spray Mountains
Canadian Rockies
| map = Alberta#Canada
| map_caption = Location of Snow Peak in Alberta
| location = Alberta, Canada
| label_position = left
| topo = NTS 82J/14
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = Scramble
}}

Snow Peak is a is a {{Convert|2789|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit in the Spray Mountains, a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada. The mountain is situated on the shared border of Peter Lougheed Provincial Park with Banff National Park. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Birdwood, {{convert|1.64|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the northeast.[4] The mountain is primarily used for hiking.

Geology

Snow Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Snow Peak 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.

Sources

http://www.summitpost.org/snow-peak/236220

References

1. ^[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=31748 Peakbagger.com Snow Peak]
2. ^[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=31748 Peakbagger.com Snow Peak]
3. ^[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=31748 Peakbagger.com Snow Peak]
4. ^[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=31748 Peakbagger.com Snow Peak]
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}}
{{Canadian Rockies|state=active}}

2 : Mountains of Banff National Park|Mountains of Alberta

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