Old Baldy (Fisher Range)
{{Short description|Mountain in Alberta, Canada}}
{{About|the unofficially named peak in the Fisher Range|the officially named Mount Baldy also in the Fisher Range|Mount Baldy (Alberta)}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Old Baldy
| photo = Old Baldy seen from Barrier Lake.jpg
| photo_caption = Old Baldy seen from Barrier Lake
| elevation_m = 2726
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=30741|name=Old Baldy, Alberta|access-date=2021-03-29}}
| prominence_m = 226
| location = Alberta, Canada
| range = Fisher Range
Canadian Rockies
| parent_peak = Mount Kidd (3053 m)
| listing = Mountains of Alberta
| map = Alberta#Canada
| map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|50|54|41|N|115|04|13|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|J|14}}
| rock = sedimentary rock
| age = Cambrian
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = Scramble{{cite web|url=https://www.explor8ion.com/2012/10/04/old-baldy-mount-mcdougall/|title=Old Baldy &Mount McDougall|website=explor8ion.com|date=4 October 2012 |access-date=2021-03-29}}{{cite book|title=More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies|edition=2nd|author=Nugara, Andrew|page=286|publisher=Rocky Mountain Books|year=2014}}
}}
Old Baldy is a {{convert|2726|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in the Fisher Range of Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Old Baldy's nearest higher peak is Mount Kidd, {{convert|4.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the west-southwest. Mount McDougall, also 2726 metres like Old Baldy,{{cite bivouac|id=1435
|name= Mount McDougall |accessdate=2019-01-08}} lies {{convert|2.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the southeast of Old Baldy.
Geology
Old Baldy 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, Old Baldy 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 tributaries of the Kananaskis River.
Gallery
Yates Mountain Alberta Canada (35233197326).jpg|Old Baldy (left), Kananaskis Peak (center), and Wasootch Peak (right) seen from Yates Mountain
See also
References
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External links
- Localized weather: [https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Kidd/forecasts/2958 Mountain Forecast]
- Old Baldy Mountain: [https://stevensong.com/canadian-rockies/kananaskis/old-baldy-mountain/ stevensong.com]
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