Mount Foch

Mount Foch
Mounts Foch and Sarrail
Highest point
Elevation3,194 m (10,479 ft)[1]
Prominence384 m (1,260 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Pétain (3196 m)[1]
Listing
Coordinates50°34′22″N 115°09′22″W / 50.57278°N 115.15611°W / 50.57278; -115.15611[2]
Geography
Mount Foch is located in Alberta
Mount Foch
Mount Foch
Location in Alberta
Mount Foch is located in British Columbia
Mount Foch
Mount Foch
Location in British Columbia
Mount Foch is located in Canada
Mount Foch
Mount Foch
Location in Canada
Map
Interactive map of Mount Foch
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangePark Ranges[1]
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[2]
Climbing
First ascent1930 Katie Gardiner, Walter Fuez[3]

Mount Foch is a 3,194-metre (10,479-foot) mountain summit located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide.[4] It was named in 1918 after Marshal Ferdinand Foch.[3][1]

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1930 by Kate (Katie) Gardiner and Walter Feuz.[1] The duo also made the first ascents of nearby Mount Sarrail and Mount Lyautey that same year.[3]

It was named in 1918 after Marshal FerdinandFoch.[5]


Geology

Mount Foch 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.[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Foch is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C. In terms of favorable weather, June through September are the best months to climb Mount Foch.

  • Lower Kananaskis Lake with Mount Foch and Sarrail
    Lower Kananaskis Lake with Mount Foch and Sarrail

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Mount Foch". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Foch". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  3. ^ a b c "Mount Foch". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  4. ^ PeakVisor. "Mount Foch". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  5. ^ PeakVisor. "Mount Foch". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  6. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  7. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.