Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. Haddo Peak is located in the Lake Louise area of Banff National Park.
Haddo Peak honors the name of
George Gordon, Lord Haddo
George Gordon, Lord Haddo (28 January 1764 – 2 October 1791) was a Scottish Freemason and the eldest son of George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen. Cites:
On 18 June 1782, Haddo married Charlotte Baird (d. 8 October 1795) a sister of Sir David ...
. Named in 1916, the name became official in 1952.
Geology
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Haddo Peak is composed of
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 ...
Jurassic
The Jurassic ( ) is a geologic period and stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately Mya. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of ...
periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the
Laramide orogeny
The Laramide orogeny was a time period of mountain building in western North America, which started in the Late Cretaceous, 70 to 80 million years ago, and ended 35 to 55 million years ago. The exact duration and ages of beginning and end of the ...
.
Climate
Based on the
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
, Haddo Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below with wind chill factors below . Weather conditions during summer months are optimum for climbing.
See also
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List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies
A list of highest peaks in the Canadian Rockies is shown below:
References
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Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies (french: Rocheuses canadiennes) or Canadian Rocky Mountains, comprising both the A ...
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Geology of Alberta
The geology of Alberta encompasses parts of the Canadian Rockies and thick sedimentary sequences, bearing coal, oil and natural gas, atop complex Precambrian crystalline basement rock.
Geologic history, stratigraphy & tectonics
The Precambrian gra ...
References
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Gallery
File:Haddo Peak from Fairview.jpg, Haddo Peak (centered) seen from summit of Fairview Mountain. Mt. Aberdeen and Mt. Lefroy to right.
File:Banff National Park - Lake Herbert and Mount Aberdeen.jpg, Haddo and Mount Aberdeen reflected in Lake Herbert
File:Bow River in Winter.jpg, Haddo Peak, highest peak to left, from Morants Curve in winter L→R Haddo, Saddle Mountain, Fairview, Whyte, Niblock
File:Haddo Peak from Morant's Curve.jpg, East aspect viewed from Morant's Curve