Threepoint Mountain

Threepoint Mountain
Threepoint Mountain seen from Nihahi Ridge
Highest point
Elevation	2,595 m (8,514 ft)[1]
Prominence	431 m (1,414 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Bluerock Mountain (2789 m)[1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	50°42′23″N 114°49′36″W[2]
Geography
Threepoint Mountain Location of Threepoint Mountain in Alberta Show map of Alberta Threepoint Mountain Threepoint Mountain (Canada) Show map of Canada
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82J10 Mount Rae[2]
Geology
Rock age	Cambrian
Rock type	Sedimentary rock
Climbing
Easiest route	Scramble[3]

Threepoint Mountain[4] is the descriptive name for a three-pointed 2,595-metre (8,514-foot) mountain summit located in the Elbow River valley of Kananaskis Country, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. it is situated southwest of Calgary and can be seen from Highway 66. Threepoint Mountain's nearest higher peak is Bluerock Mountain, 4.7 km (2.9 mi) to the south.[1] The mountain's name was made official in 1951 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

Geology

Threepoint Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods and was later pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Threepoint Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. In terms of favorable weather, June through October are the best months to climb. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Elbow River.

Gallery

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  Threepoint Mountain seen from Ford Knoll
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  Threepoint winter scene

See also

• Geography of Alberta

References

1. "Threepoint Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
2. "Threepoint Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
3. More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies, 2nd edition, Andrew Nugara, page 256, Rocky Mountain Books, 2014
4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 125.
5. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
6. 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. S2CID 9654551.

External links

• Threepoint Mountain weather forecast