Mount Perren is located on the border of
Alberta and
British Columbia on the
Continental Divide
A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not ...
. It was named in 1968 after Walter Perren, a Swiss climbing guide and Parks Canada service warden.
[ The peak forms part of the backdrop to Moraine Lake in the ]Valley of the Ten Peaks
Valley of the Ten Peaks (french: Vallée des Dix Pics) is a valley in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, which is crowned by ten notable peaks and also includes Moraine Lake. The valley can be reached by following the Moraine Lake road near ...
of 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 ...
.
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Geology
The mountains in Banff Park are composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian
The Precambrian (or Pre-Cambrian, sometimes abbreviated pꞒ, or Cryptozoic) is the earliest part of Earth's history, set before the current Phanerozoic Eon. The Precambrian is so named because it preceded the Cambrian, the first period of the ...
to Jurassic periods.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain has a subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...
with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.
Further reading
* Dave Birrell, '
50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies
'', P 87
* '
Western Canada
'', P 279
See also
* List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alberta border
References
External links
* Parks Canada web site
Banff National Park
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Three-thousanders of Alberta
Three-thousanders of British Columbia
Mountains of Banff National Park
Kootenay National Park