Mount Howard Douglas

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| name = Mount Howard Douglas

| photo = Mount Howard Douglas.jpg

| photo_caption = Mount Howard Douglas seen from the west

| elevation_m = 2877

| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|4664|Mount Howard Douglas, Alberta|accessdate=2019-09-24}}

| prominence_m = 632

| prominence_ref= {{cite bivouac|id=1551|title=Mount Howard Douglas|accessdate=2019-09-24}}

| range = Canadian Rockies

| listing = Mountains of Alberta

| location = Banff National Park
Alberta, Canada

| map = Alberta#Canada

| map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in Canada

| map_size = 260

| label_position = right

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| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=IAKXV|name=Mount Howard Douglas|accessdate=2019-03-27}}

| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|O|4}}

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Mount Howard Douglas is a {{Convert|2877|m|ft|lk=off|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located immediately east of the Banff Sunshine ski resort in Banff National Park of Alberta, Canada. It was named for Howard Douglas (1850-1929), a park superintendent credited with greatly expanding its size.{{cite peakfinder|id=655|name=Mount Howard Douglas|access-date=2019-09-24}} The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1958 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Bourgeau, {{convert|4.55|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the north-northwest.

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Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Howard Douglas is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.{{Belyea-Banff-NP}} 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, Mount Howard Douglas is located in a subarctic climate zone 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}} Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Howard Douglas drains into tributaries of the Bow River.

Gallery

Canadian Rockies, Mount Howard Douglas.jpg|Mount Howard Douglas

Eagle Mountain and Mount Howard Douglas.jpg|Eagle Mountain (left) and Mt. Howard Douglas

References

External links

Weather: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6081213/Canada/Alberta/Mount%20Howard%20Douglas Mount Howard Douglas]
Parks Canada web site: [https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/banff Banff National Park]

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