Mount Romulus

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Romulus

| photo = Mount Romulus of Kananaskis country.jpg

| photo_caption = Mount Romulus, southeast face

| elevation_m = 2832

| elevation_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=1438|name= Mount Romulus |access-date=2018-12-31}}{{cite peakbagger|id=-62870|name=Mount Romulus|access-date=2021-03-14}}{{cite peakfinder|id=1177|name=Mount Romulus|access-date=2021-03-14}}

| prominence_m = 394

| prominence_ref =

| location = Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park
Alberta, Canada

| range = Fisher Range
Canadian Rockies

| parent_peak = Fisher Peak (3053 m)

| listing = Mountains of Alberta

| map = Alberta#Canada

| map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in Canada

| coordinates = {{coord|50|47|20|N|114|59|38|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id= IAFPJ |name= Mount Romulus |access-date=2018-12-31}}

| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|J|15}}

| rock =

| age = Cambrian

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route = Scramble{{cite book|title=Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies|chapter=Mount Romulus|author=Kane, Alan|year=1999|page=153|isbn=0-921102-67-4|publisher=Rocky Mountain Books}}

}}

Mount Romulus is a {{convert|2832|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. Weather permitting, the peak is visible from highways southwest of Calgary as it is recognizable by its signature band of snow that forms above the broad southeast cliffs. The mountain is named for Romulus, who along with his twin brother Remus were the mythological founders of Ancient Rome. Mount Remus (2688 m) is situated {{convert|2.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the east-northeast. The name was officially adopted by the Geographical Names Board of Canada in 1940. Mount Romulus' nearest higher peak is Fisher Peak, {{convert|4.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the northwest.

Geology

Mount Romulus 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 Romulus 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 | 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.