Eiffel Peak
{{Short description|Mountain in Alberta, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Eiffel Peak
| photo = Eiffel Peak from Wenkchemna Pass.jpg
| photo_caption = Eiffel Peak (center) with snow-capped Mount Temple (left) seen from Wenkchemna Pass
| elevation_m = 3077
| elevation_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=1581|name= Eiffel Peak |accessdate=2018-12-16}}
| prominence_m = 465
| range = Bow Range
Canadian Rockies
| parent_peak =
| listing = Mountains of Alberta
| location = Alberta
| map = Alberta#Canada
| map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in Canada
| map_size = 200
| label_position = right
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Eiffel Peak
| coordinates ={{coord|51|19|56|N|116|14|07|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=IACNK |name= Eiffel Peak |accessdate=2018-12-16}}
| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|N|8}}
| rock = Sedimentary rock
| first_ascent = 1901 Charles S. Thompson, G.M. Weed, H. Kaufmann
| easiest_route = Scramble
}}
Eiffel Peak is a {{Convert|3077|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.{{cite cgndb|id=IACNK|name=Eiffel Peak}} It's part of the Bow Range, which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies. The nearest higher peak is Mount Temple, {{convert|3.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the northeast.
History
The first ascent was made in 1901 by Charles S. Thompson and G.M. Weed, with Hans Kaufmann as guide.
The peak was named in 1908 by Arthur O. Wheeler on account of its great height; its name is an allusion to the Eiffel Tower.{{cite book|title=Place-names of Alberta|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029;view=1up;seq=51|year=1928|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada.|location=Ottawa|page=47}}
The mountain's name was made official in 1952 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
Geology
Eiffel 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.{{cite book|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}}
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Eiffel Peak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 |issue=5 | pages = 1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P | issn = 1027-5606}} Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C.
Gallery
2016 366 226 Eiffel Peak (28965710725).jpg|Eiffel Peak
See also
Further reading
- Alan Kane, [https://books.google.com/books?id=on4mBgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Eiffel+Peak%22&pg=PA316 Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies], PP 316–317
- Brian Patton, Bart Robinson, [https://books.google.com/books?id=NaqVmc93yDoC&dq=%22Eiffel+Peak%22&pg=PA101 Canadian Rockies Trail Guide], P 101
References
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External links
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- Parks Canada web site: [https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/banff Banff National Park]
- Eiffel Peak weather: [https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Eiffel-Peak/forecasts/3084 Mountain Forecast]
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