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Pigeon Mountain (Alberta)
Pigeon Mountain is a mountain summit located in the Bow River Valley of Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its parent peak is Skogan Peak, to the southeast. Pigeon Mountain can be seen from Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway in the Canmore to Exshaw area. History This mountain was named ''Pic de Pigeons'' in 1858 by Eugene Bourgeau, the French-born botanist while on the Palliser expedition, for flocks of pigeons seen near the mountain. Since pigeons are a species that has been introduced and would not have been present in the Bow Valley in 1858, it is unclear what species of bird Bourgeau observed. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1956 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. Geology Pigeon Mountain 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. Climate Based on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kananaskis Range
The Kananaskis Range is a mountain range west of the Kananaskis River in the Canadian Rockies. Many of the peaks are named after ships and people involved in the Battle of Jutland The Battle of Jutland (german: Skagerrakschlacht, the Battle of the Skagerrak) was a naval battle fought between Britain's Royal Navy Grand Fleet, under Admiral John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, Sir John Jellicoe, and the Imperial German Navy .... Mount Bogart is named after D.B. Dowling. Bogart was his mother's maiden name and his middle name. D.B. Dowling surveyed the area in the early 1900s for the Geographical Society of Canada. Tower was named after Francis George Towers an early homesteader of the region. Mt McDougal another early homesteader Archie McDougal of Carstairs. Mts. Evans Thomas named after Thomas Oldham Evans an early homesteader. Peaks of this range include: References Ranges of the Canadian Rockies Mountain ranges of Alberta {{AlbertaRockies-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface, followed by cementation. Sedimentation is the collective name for processes that cause these particles to settle in place. The particles that form a sedimentary rock are called sediment, and may be composed of geological detritus (minerals) or biological detritus (organic matter). The geological detritus originated from weathering and erosion of existing rocks, or from the solidification of molten lava blobs erupted by volcanoes. The geological detritus is transported to the place of deposition by water, wind, ice or mass movement, which are called agents of denudation. Biological detritus was formed by bodies and parts (mainly shells) of dead aquatic organisms, as well as their fecal mass, suspended in water and slowly piling up on the floor of water bodies (marine snow). Sedimentation may also occur as dissolved minerals precipitate from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wind Mountain
Wind Mountain is a mountain summit located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Wind Mountain's nearest higher peak is Mount Galatea, to the south, and both are part of the Kananaskis Range. Wind Mountain can be seen from the Trans-Canada Highway in the Bow River valley, and from Highway 40. History Wind Mountain was a massif with four peaks when originally named by Eugene Bourgeau of the Palliser Expedition in 1858, but three of the four peaks were renamed Mount Lougheed in 1928 after Sir James Lougheed's family pressured the government to name the peak in honor of him following his death. The present day Wind Mountain (highest of the four) was later named in 1983 to honor Bourgeau's original naming. Bourgeau so named the mountain because clouds were gathering and curling around its high peaks. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1985 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. Geology Wind Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock lai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
