Boom Mountain
| Boom Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Boom Mountain and Boom Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,760 m (9,060 ft) |
| Prominence | 458 m (1,503 ft) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 51°15′03″N 116°04′43″W / 51.25083°N 116.07861°W |
| Geography | |
  Boom Mountain Location within Alberta  Boom Mountain Location within British Columbia  Boom Mountain Location within Canada | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Protected area | Banff National Park |
| Parent range | |
| Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cambrian |
| Rock type | Sedimentary rock |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1903 Dominion Survey Party |
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. When viewed by an Alpine Club of Canada expedition, a buildup of logs on the lake resembled a log boom.
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 (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).
Gallery
Boom Lake in Banff National Park. (A part of Boom Mountain in upper left corner of frame)
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Boom Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ↑ Banff & Mount Assiniboine (Map). Gem Trek Publishing. 1997. ISBN 978-1-895526-04-2.
- 1 2 3 "Boom Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ↑ "Boom Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO). Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- 1 2 NTS map sheet 82N08
- ↑ "Boom Mountain [BC]". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ↑ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
- ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 22.
- ↑ Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- ↑ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
- ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
- Boom Mountain: Flickr