Wiwaxy Peak
| Wiwaxy Peaks | |
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 Wiwaxy Peaks reflected in Opabin Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,706 m (8,878 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 174 m (571 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 51°22′0″N 116°19′7″W / 51.36667°N 116.31861°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Wiwaxy Peaks Location in British Columbia  Wiwaxy Peaks Location in Canada | |
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| Interactive map of Wiwaxy Peaks | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Kootenay Land District |
| Protected area | Yoho National Park |
| Parent range | Park Ranges ← Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[2] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1951 by T. Church, D. Pullin, W.Roubenheimer, T. Whalley[1] |
| Easiest route | YDS 5.6 trad |
Wiwaxy Peaks is a 2,706-metre (8,878-foot) mountain near Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. The Burgess Shale animal Wiwaxia corrugata is named after it. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Huber, 1.7 km (1.1 mi) to the east.[1]
History
[edit]It was named in 1894 by Samuel E.S. Allen for the Stoney First Nations word for "windy".
The mountain's current name became official in 1924 when the Geographical Names Board of Canada approved its name.[2]
The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1951 by T. Church, D. Pullin, W. Roubenheimer, and T. Whalley.[1]
Geology
[edit]Wiwaxy Peaks is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[3] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[4]
Climate
[edit]Based on the Köppen climate classification, Wiwaxy Peaks is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the peaks drains into tributaries of the Kicking Horse River which is a tributary of the Columbia River.
Routes
[edit]Gallery
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Wiwaxy Peak, from the Lake O'Hara campground -
Wiwaxy Peaks and Huber -
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Wiwaxy Peak on a bad-weather morning
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Wiwaxy Peaks". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- ^ a b c "Wiwaxy Peaks". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
- ^ 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". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
[edit]Places adjacent to Wiwaxy Peak | |
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