Mount Fox (Canadian Rockies)

For the peak located in the Selkirk Mountains, see Mount Fox (Selkirk Mountains).
Mount Fox
Mount Fox (centered) from the north
Highest point
Elevation2,973 m (9,754 ft)[1][2][3]
Prominence228 m (748 ft)[4]
Parent peakMount Foch (3194 m)[4]
Listing
Coordinates50°34′14″N 115°07′09″W / 50.57056°N 115.11917°W / 50.57056; -115.11917[5]
Geography
Mount Fox is located in Alberta
Mount Fox
Mount Fox
Location in Alberta
Mount Fox is located in British Columbia
Mount Fox
Mount Fox
Location in British Columbia
Mount Fox is located in Canada
Mount Fox
Mount Fox
Location in Canada
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areaElk Lakes Provincial Park
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[5]
Climbing
First ascent1916 Interprovincial Boundary Commission[3]
Easiest routeDifficult and exposed Scramble[2]

Mount Fox is a 2,973-metre (9,754-foot) mountain on the shared border between Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the Continental Divide south of the Kananaskis Lakes area of the Canadian Rockies. It was named in 1859 by John Palliser after Sir Charles Fox (1810-1874), a member of the Royal Geographical Society.[3][4]

Geology

Mount Fox 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 Fox 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 it.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Fox". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  2. ^ a b Kane, Alan (2016). "Mount Fox". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. Kindle Edition. ISBN 978-1-77160-098-9.
  3. ^ a b c "Mount Fox". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  4. ^ a b c "Mount Fox". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  5. ^ a b "Mount Fox (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  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.