Mount Foch
{{Short description|Mountain on Alberta/British Columbia boundary in Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name= Mount Foch
| photo= Kananaskis Lakes aerial view of Mount Sarrail.jpg
| photo_caption= Mounts Foch and Sarrail
| elevation_m= 3194
| elevation_ref={{cite bivouac|id= 796|name= Mount Foch |access-date=2018-12-15}}
| prominence_m= 384
| parent= Park Ranges
| parent_peak= Mount Pétain (3196 m)
| listing = {{unbulleted list
| Mountains of British Columbia}}
| country= Canada
| subdivision1_type= Provinces
| subdivision1= {{enum|Alberta|British Columbia}}
| map= Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia#Canada
| map_caption= Location in Alberta##Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada
| map_size= 200
| label_position= right#left
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Foch
| coordinates= {{coord|50|34|22|N|115|09|22|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref={{cite cgndb|id=IAFCY|name=Mount Foch [Alberta]|access-date= 2021-01-24}}
| topo_map= NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|J|11}}
| first_ascent= 1930 Katie Gardiner, Walter Fuez{{cite crdb|id=492|name=Mount Foch|access-date=2021-01-24}}
| easiest_route=
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Mount Foch is a {{Convert|3194|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located at the Northern end of Elk Lakes Provincial Park,{{cite bcgnis|id=54959|name=Mount Foch|access-date=2025-02-19}} and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border{{Cite web |last=PeakVisor |title=Mount Foch |url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/mount-foch.html |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=PeakVisor |language=en}} in Canada. It was named in 1918 after Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch.
The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1930 by Kate (Katie) Gardiner and Walter Feuz. The duo also made the first ascents of nearby Mount Sarrail and Mount Lyautey that same year.
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Geology
Mount Foch 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.{{citation|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}}
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Foch 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 | pages = 1633–1644 | issn = 1027-5606}} Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C. In terms of favorable weather, June through September are the best months to climb Mount Foch.
Gallery
Lower Kananaskis Lake with Mount Foch and Sarrail.jpg|Lower Kananaskis Lake with Mount Foch and Sarrail
See also
References
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External links
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- Mount Foch weather: [https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Foch/forecasts/3194 Mountain Forecast]
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Category:Three-thousanders of Alberta
Category:Three-thousanders of British Columbia