Mount Louis
Mountain in Banff NP, Canada
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::summary Mountain in Banff NP, Canada ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mount Louis |
| photo | Mt. Louis with snow.jpg |
| elevation_m | 2682 |
| elevation_ref | |
| prominence_m | 336 |
| prominence_ref | |
| range | Sawback Range |
| parent_peak | Mount Cory (2802 m) |
| listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| country | Canada |
| part_type | Protected area |
| map | Canada Alberta |
| map_caption | Location in Alberta |
| label_position | right |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 8 |
| mapframe-caption | Interactive map of Mount Louis |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| topo | NTS |
| type | Limestone |
| age | Devonian |
| first_ascent | 1916 by Conrad Kain and Albert H. McCarthy |
| easiest_route | rock climb (YDS 5.6) |
| :: |
| name = Mount Louis | photo = Mt. Louis with snow.jpg | photo_caption = | elevation_m = 2682 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 336 | prominence_ref = | range = Sawback Range | parent_peak = Mount Cory (2802 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 | label_position = right | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Louis | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo = NTS | type = Limestone | age = Devonian | first_ascent = 1916 by Conrad Kain and Albert H. McCarthy | easiest_route = rock climb (YDS 5.6)
Mount Louis is a 2682 m mountain summit located in southeast Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Sawback Range which is a subset of the Canadian Rockies.
The mountain was named in 1886 after Louis B. Stewart who surveyed in the Banff Park area in 1904 with his father, George Stewart, the first Park Superintendent. NOTOC
Geology
Mount Louis is composed of limestone, a sedimentary rock laid down during the Devonian period. 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 Louis is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Weather conditions during summer months are optimum for climbing. Precipitation runoff from Mount Louis drains into the Bow River which is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.
Gallery
File:Mt. Louis.jpg|Mt. Louis File:Mount Louis from Cory Pass, Banff Park.jpg|Mount Louis seen from Cory Pass File:Mount Louis.jpg|Mount Louis seen from Johnson Lake File:Telephoto of Mount Louis.jpg|Telephoto of Mount Louis as seen from Sulphur Mountain
References
| author1 = Thorington, J. Monroe | publisher = American Alpine Club | isbn = 978-1376169003 | others = With the collaboration of Putnam, William Lowell | year = 1966 | orig-year = 1921 | page = 75 | chapter = Peaks in the Environs of Banff | edition = 6th}}
References
- {{Cite crdb
- {{cite bivouac
- NTS Topographic map 82N/04
- {{cite cgndb
- {{Belyea-Banff-NP
- Gadd, Ben. (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".
- {{Cite Köppen-Geiger cc 2007
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