Mount Nestor is a mountain summit located in
Kananaskis Country
Kananaskis Country is a multi-use area west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada in the foothills and front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. The area is named for the Kananaskis River, which was named by John Palliser in 1858 after a Cree acquaintance. Cove ...
in the
Canadian Rockies
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of
Alberta
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,
Canada
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. It is named after , a
destroyer
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sunk in the
Battle of Jutland
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during World War I.
[ Mount Nestor is situated at the south end of the Goat Range along the west shore of ]Spray Lakes Reservoir
Spray Lakes Reservoir is a reservoir in Alberta, Canada. The Spray Lakes were a string of lakes formed along the Spray River, a tributary of the Bow River. With the damming of the river, the lakes were united in the Spray Lakes Reservoir.
It lies ...
. Nestor's east flank is within Spray Valley Provincial Park
Spray Valley Provincial Park is a provincial park located east of the Rocky Mountains, along the Spray River in western Alberta, Canada.
The park is part of the Kananaskis Country park system (along with Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park, Bow Va ...
, while the west aspect is within Banff National Park
Banff National Park is Canada's oldest National Parks of Canada, national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park. Located in Alberta's Rockies, Alberta's Rocky Mountains, west of Calgary, Banff encompasses of mountainous terrain, wi ...
, with the boundary line between the two parks running roughly north-to-south over its summit. The nearest higher peak is Old Goat Mountain, to the north.[ Mount Nestor can be seen from Alberta Highway 742, the Smith-Dorrien/Spray Trail.
]
History
The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1913 by the Interprovincial Boundary Commission. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1922 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada
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.[
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Geology
Mount Nestor is composed of sedimentary rock
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laid down during the Precambrian
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to Jurassic
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periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny
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.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification
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, Mount Nestor is located in a subarctic climate
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with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below with wind chill factors below . Precipitation runoff
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from the mountain drains into the Spray Lakes Reservoir
Spray Lakes Reservoir is a reservoir in Alberta, Canada. The Spray Lakes were a string of lakes formed along the Spray River, a tributary of the Bow River. With the damming of the river, the lakes were united in the Spray Lakes Reservoir.
It lies ...
.
See also
* List of mountains of Canada
Most mountain peaks of Canada lie in the west, specifically in British Columbia, Alberta, and the Yukon. Mountains can be found all over British Columbia while those in Alberta are mainly situated on the eastern side of the Canadian Rockies. The ...
References
External links
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Weather forecast for Mount Nestor
Mountain Forecast
Spray Valley Provincial Park
Alberta Parks
Banff National Park
National Park Service
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