Mount Fox (Canadian Rockies)
| Mount Fox | |
|---|---|
 Mount Fox (centered) from the north | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,973 m (9,754 ft)[1][2][3] |
| Prominence | 228 m (748 ft)[4] |
| Parent peak | Mount Foch (3194 m)[4] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 50°34′14″N 115°07′09″W / 50.57056°N 115.11917°W[5] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Fox Location in Alberta  Mount Fox Location in British Columbia  Mount Fox Location in Canada | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Protected area | Elk Lakes Provincial Park |
| Parent range | Park Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[5] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1916 Interprovincial Boundary Commission[3] |
| Easiest route | Difficult and exposed Scramble[2] |
Mount Fox is a 2,973-metre (9,754-foot) mountain on the shared border between Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the Continental Divide south of the Kananaskis Lakes area of the Canadian Rockies. It was named in 1859 by John Palliser after Sir Charles Fox (1810-1874), a member of the Royal Geographical Society.[3][4]
Geology
[edit]Mount Fox 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.[6]
Climate
[edit]Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Fox is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] 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 it.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Topographic map of Mount Fox". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ a b Kane, Alan (2016). "Mount Fox". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. Kindle Edition. ISBN 978-1-77160-098-9.
- ^ a b c "Mount Fox". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- ^ a b c "Mount Fox". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ a b "Mount Fox (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
[edit]- "Mount Fox". BC Geographical Names.
Media related to Mount Fox at Wikimedia Commons
