Mount Remus
{{Short description|Mountain in Alberta, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Remus
| photo = Mount Remus seen from Nihahi Ridge.jpg
| photo_caption = Mount Remus seen from Nihahi Ridge
| elevation_m = 2688
| elevation_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=5698|name= Mount Remus |accessdate=2019-03-25}}
| prominence_m = 341
| range = Fisher Range
Canadian Rockies
| parent_peak = Mount Romulus (2832 m)
| listing = Mountains of Alberta
| location = Elbow-Sheep Wildland Park
Alberta, Canada
| map = Alberta#Canada
| map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|50|47|41|N|114|58|18|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id= IAELV |name= Mount Remus |accessdate=2019-03-25}}
| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|J|15}}
| rock =
| age =
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = Scrambling{{cite book|title=Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies|chapter=Mount Remus|author=Alan Kane|year=1999|page=151|isbn=0-921102-67-4|publisher=Rocky Mountain Books}}
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Mount Remus is a {{convert|2688|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in the Little Elbow River Valley of Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The mountain is named for Remus, who along with his twin brother Romulus were the mythological founders of Ancient Rome. The name was officially adopted by the Geographical Names Board of Canada in 1940. Mount Remus' nearest higher peak is Mount Romulus, {{convert|2.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the west-southwest.
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Geology
Mount Remus 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 Remus 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Little Elbow River, which is a tributary of the Elbow River.
See also
References
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External links
- Mount Remus weather web site: [https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Remus/forecasts/2688 Mountain Forecast]
{{Geographic Location
| Center = Mount Remus
| North = Mount Fullerton
| Northeast = Nihahi Ridge
| East = Elbow River
| Southeast = Mount Glasgow
| South = Mount Cornwall
| Southwest = Mount Romulus
| West = Opal Range
| Northwest = Fisher Peak
}}
{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}
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