Tombstone Mountain
{{Short description|Mountain in Alberta, Canada}}
{{about||the mountain in Yukon|Tombstone Mountain (Yukon)|the mountain in Oregon, U.S.|Tombstone (mountain)}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Tombstone Mountain
| photo = Kananaskis Tombstone Mtn.jpg
| photo_caption = Tombstone Mountain
| elevation_m = 3002
| elevation_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=1463|name=Tombstone Mountain|access-date=2019-08-08}}
| prominence_m = 411
| range = Opal Range{{cite peakbagger|rid=141342|name=Opal Range|access-date=2021-11-17}}
Canadian Rockies
| parent_peak = Elpoca Mountain (3036 m)
| listing = Mountains of Alberta
| country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = Alberta
| part_type = Protected area | part = Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park
| map = Alberta#Canada
| map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|50|41|55|N|115|01|02|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=IANTO|name= Tombstone Mountain |access-date=2019-08-08}}
| topo_map = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|J|11}}
| rock = Limestone
| age = Cambrian
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = South: Scramble
}}
Tombstone Mountain is a {{Convert|3002|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} double summit mountain located near the southern end of the Opal Range in Kananaskis Country of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada. Tombstone South is the lower of the two summits, and is labelled as Tombstone Mountain on some maps. It can be reached via scrambling, whereas the true north summit requires technical climbing.{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=on4mBgAAQBAJ&dq=tombstone+peak+kananaskis&pg=PA190 |author=Kane, Alan|title=Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies|chapter=Tomestone South|edition=3rd|page=190|year=2016|publisher=Rocky Mountain Books|isbn=9781771600989}} Tombstone Mountain is situated within Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park, and its nearest higher peak is Elpoca Mountain, {{convert|4.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the south.
History
The mountain was named by Canadian surveyor George Mercer Dawson in 1884 for the pinnacles and slabs which resembled tombstones near the summit.{{cite book|title=Place-names of Alberta|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029&view=1up&seq=130|year=1928|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada.|location=Ottawa|page=126}} The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1924 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
Geology
Tombstone Mountain 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}} Tombstone Mountain was created during the Lewis Overthrust. The steeply tilted strata are virtually the same in each peak of the Opal Range, with softer layers sandwiched between harder layers.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Tombstone Mountain 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, July through September are the best months to climb Tombstone Mountain. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Elbow River.
Gallery
File:Elbow Lake Kananaskis Tombstone South.jpg|Tombstone South seen from Elbow Lake
See also
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References
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External links
- Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6167362/Canada/Alberta/Tombstone%20Mountain Tombstone Mountain]
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