Boom Mountain
| Boom Mountain | |
|---|---|
Boom Mountain and Boom Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,760 m (9,060 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 458 m (1,503 ft)[3] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 51°15′03″N 116°04′43″W / 51.25083°N 116.07861°W[4] |
| Geography | |
Boom Mountain Location in Alberta Boom Mountain Location in British Columbia Boom Mountain Location in Canada | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Protected area | Banff National Park[5] |
| Parent range | |
| Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[6] |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cambrian |
| Rock type | Sedimentary rock |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1903 Dominion Survey Party[3][1] |
Boom Mountain is located north of Vermilion Pass and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. It was named in 1908 after Boom Lake which is located right under the mountain.[1][3] When viewed by an Alpine Club of Canada expedition, a buildup of logs on the lake resembled a log boom.[7][8]
Geology
Boom Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[9] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[10]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Boom Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[11] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).
Gallery
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Boom Lake in Banff National Park. (A part of Boom Mountain in upper left corner of frame)
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Boom Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ^ Banff & Mount Assiniboine (Map). Gem Trek Publishing. 1997. ISBN 978-1-895526-04-2.
- ^ a b c "Boom Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ "Boom Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ^ a b NTS map sheet 82N08
- ^ "Boom Mountain [BC]". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 22.
- ^ Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- ^ 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" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
- Boom Mountain: Flickr