Mount Costigan is a
summit in
Alberta
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,
Canada
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.
Description
Mount Costigan is located north of the eastern end of
Lake Minnewanka, on the boundary shared by
Banff National Park with
Ghost River Wilderness Area.
Topographic relief
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is significant as the summit rises nearly 1,500 meters (4,920 feet) above the lake in 4 kilometers (2.5 miles). Mount Costigan was named in 1904 for
John Costigan
John Costigan (February 1, 1835 – September 29, 1916) was a Canadian judge and politician who served in the House of Commons of Canada and in the Cabinet of several Prime Ministers of Canada.
Costigan was born on February 1, 1835, in ...
(1835–1916), a
Canadian
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judge and politician who often visited this area.
The peak's toponym was officially adopted November 2, 1956, by the
Geographical Names Board of Canada.
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Geology
Mount Costigan is composed of sedimentary rock
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laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic
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periods.Laramide orogeny
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.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification
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, Mount Costigan is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.runoff
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from this mountain drains into tributaries of the Ghost River.
See also
*
* Geography of Alberta
Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. Located in Western Canada, the province has an area of and is bounded to the south by the United States state of Montana along 49° north for ; to the east at 110° west by ...
Gallery
File:Lake Minnewanka, Mount Costigan.jpg, Lake Minnewanka with Mount Costigan centered in the distance.
File:Mount Costigan.jpg
File:John Costigan.jpg, John Costigan
References
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