Mount Babel (Alberta)
Mountain peak in Alberta, Canada
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::summary Mountain peak in Alberta, Canada ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mount Babel |
| photo | Mount Babel of Banff Park.jpg |
| elevation_m | 3103 |
| elevation_ref | |
| prominence_m | 200 |
| prominence_ref | |
| range | Bow Range |
| parent_peak | Mount Fay (3235 m) |
| listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| country | Canada |
| part_type | Protected area |
| map | Canada Alberta |
| map_caption | Location in Alberta |
| map_size | 200 |
| label_position | right |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| topo_map | NTS |
| first_ascent | 1910 |
| easiest_route | East Face IV 5.10 |
| :: |
| name = Mount Babel | photo = Mount Babel of Banff Park.jpg | photo_caption = | elevation_m = 3103 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 200 | prominence_ref = | range = Bow Range | parent_peak = Mount Fay (3235 m) | listing = Mountains of Alberta | country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = Alberta | part_type = Protected area | part = Banff National Park | map = Canada Alberta | map_caption = Location in Alberta | map_size = 200 | label_position = right | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo_map = NTS | first_ascent = 1910 | easiest_route = East Face IV 5.10
Mount Babel is a mountain peak of the Bow Range in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The mountain can be seen from the Valley of the Ten Peaks.
Mount Babel was first climbed by A Hart, Edward Oliver Wheeler, L. Wilson, H. Worsfold and Conrad Kain on July 23, 1910. NOTOC
Geology
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Babel 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.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Babel 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.
Tower of Babel
The Tower of Babel is a conspicuous quartzite monolith at the northern end of the mountain, and is apparent to park visitors at Moraine Lake. It was named in 1899 by Walter D. Wilcox because its profile reminded him of the biblical Tower of Babel. The first ascent of the tower was made in 1959 by G. Boles, B. Greenwood, and A. Washington. Mount Babel acquired its name from its outlier tower that rises 500 m above Moraine Lake.
References
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Gallery
File:On the way to Moraine Lake-July-2011.JPG|Mount Babel centered File:Cloudy mountain valley (Unsplash).jpg|Bident, Quadra, and Babel File:Road to Moraine Lake.jpg|Babel (left) seen from road to Moraine Lake File:Mount Babel from NW.jpg|Mt. Babel from the northwest File:Tower of Babel in Banff National Park, Canada.jpg|Tower of Babel
References
- {{cite bivouac
- NTS map sheet 82N08 Lake Louise
- {{cite cgndb
- {{cite crdb
- {{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..
- {{cite bivouac
- {{cite opentopomap. Mount Babel. 51.30663. -116.16343. 2021-09-24
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