Boom Mountain
Mountain on Alberta/British Columbia border in Canada
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::summary Mountain on Alberta/British Columbia border in Canada ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Boom Mountain |
| photo | Boom Mountain.jpg |
| photo_caption | Boom Mountain and Boom Lake |
| elevation_m | 2760 |
| elevation_ref | |
| prominence_m | 458 |
| prominence_ref | |
| range | |
| listing | {{unbulleted list |
| country | Canada |
| part_type | Protected area |
| map | Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia#Canada |
| map_caption | Location in Alberta##Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada |
| map_size | 265 |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| topo_maker | NTS |
| topo_map | |
| rock | Sedimentary rock |
| age | Cambrian |
| first_ascent | 1903 Dominion Survey Party |
| :: |
| name = Boom Mountain | photo = Boom Mountain.jpg | photo_caption = Boom Mountain and Boom Lake | elevation_m = 2760 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 458 | prominence_ref= | range = | parent_peak = | listing = {{unbulleted list| Mountains of Alberta| Mountains of British Columbia}} | country = Canada | region_type = Provinces | region = | part_type = Protected area | part = Banff National Park | map = Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia#Canada | map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada | map_size = 265 | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo_maker = NTS | topo_map = | rock = Sedimentary rock | age = Cambrian | first_ascent = 1903 Dominion Survey Party | easiest_route =
Boom Mountain is located north of Vermilion Pass and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. It was named in 1908 after Boom Lake which is located right under the mountain. NOTOC
Geology
Boom Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from 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.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Boom Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C.
Gallery
File:Boom Lake im Banff National Park.jpg|Boom Lake in Banff National Park. (A part of Boom Mountain in upper left corner of frame)
References
References
- "Boom Mountain".
- "Boom Mountain".
- NTS map sheet 82N08
- "Boom Mountain".
- {{cite cgndb
- (2006). "Canadian Mountain Place Names". Rocky Mountain Books.
- (1928). "Place-names of Alberta". Geographic Board of Canada.
- {{Belyea-Banff-NP
- Gadd, Ben. (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".
- Peel, M. C.. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci..
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