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Mount McArthur (British Columbia)
Mount McArthur is a mountain located in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. It was named in 1886 by Otto Koltz after James J. McArthur, a land surveyor who mapped the Canadian Rockies for the Canadian Pacific Railway. Climate Based on the Köppen climate classification, this mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Geology The peak 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. See also *Geology of British Columbia * References External links * * Flickr photoMount McArthur* Mount McArthurweather {{DEFAULTSORT:McArthur, Mount Three-thousanders of British Columbia Mountains of Yoho National Park Canadian Rockies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waputik Mountains
The Waputik Mountains are a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located on the Continental Divide of the Americas, Continental Divide between Banff National Park, Banff and Yoho National Park. Covering an area of , the range is located west of the Howse River, Howse, Blaeberry River, Blaeberry and Amiskwi Rivers and east of the Bow River, Bow and Mistaya Rivers and south to Kicking Horse Pass. Named in 1884 by George Mercer Dawson, George M. Dawson, "waputik" is the Nakoda (Stoney), Stoney Indian word for Mountain goat, white goat. Many of the highest peaks of the range are heavily glaciated as they sit within the Waputik Icefield, Waputik and Wapta Icefields. The range is further divided into the President Range and Waputik Range This range includes the following mountains and peaks: See also * Ranges of the Canadian Rockies References Mountain ranges of Alberta Mountain ranges of British Columbia Ranges of the Canadian Rockies Ranges of the Rocky Mountains Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
