Mount Synge
Mount Synge is located NE of the head of the Blaeberry River and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.[5] It was named in 1918 after Captain Millington Henry Synge (1823–1907), British Army officer and author.[1][3]
| Mount Synge | |
|---|---|
Mt. Synge (center) from NNE | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,972 m (9,751 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 47 m (154 ft)[3] |
| Parent peak | Aiguille Peak (2,999 m)[3] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 51°48′20″N 116°39′44″W / 51.805556°N 116.662222°W[4] |
| Geography | |
Mount Synge Location in Alberta and British Columbia Mount Synge Mount Synge (British Columbia) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| District | Kootenay Land District[5] |
| Protected area | Banff National Park |
| Parent range | Waputik Mountains Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[4] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1952 Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Mendenhall |
Climate edit
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mt. Synge is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).
Geology edit
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Synge is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[7] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Mount Synge". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ "Topographic map of Mount xyz". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ a b c "Mount Synge". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ a b "Mount Synge (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ a b "Mount Synge". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
External links edit
- Mt. Synge photo: Flickr