Mount Astley

Mount Astley
Mount Astley reflected in Lake Minnewanka
Highest point
Elevation	2,869 m (9,413 ft)[1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	51°18′00″N 115°29′10″W[1]
Geography
Mount Astley Location in Alberta Show map of Alberta Mount Astley Location in Canada Show map of Canada
Location	Banff National Park Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Palliser Range Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82O6 Lake Minnewanka
Climbing
Easiest route	Scramble

Mount Astley is a 2,869-metre (9,413-foot) mountain summit located in the Palliser Range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada. It is situated in Banff National Park above Lake Minnewanka. It was named after Charles D'Oyley Astley, who ran the boat concession on the lake in the late 1800s.[1]

Geology

Mount Astley is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[2] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Astley is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Astley drains into tributaries of the Bow River.

Gallery

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  Mount Astley seen from Lake Minnewanka

See also

• Geography of Alberta

References

1. "Mount Astley". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
2. 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.
3. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
4. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.

External links

• Mount Astley weather: Mountain Forecast
• Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park