Sundance Peak
| Sundance Peak | |
|---|---|
 Northeast aspect, centred on skyline | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,902 m (9,521 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 388 m (1,273 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Beersheba Peak (3,054 m)[1] |
| Isolation | 7.72 km (4.80 mi)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°05′03″N 115°36′37″W / 51.084139°N 115.610241°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Sundance Peak Location in Alberta  Sundance Peak Location in Canada | |
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| Interactive map of Sundance Peak | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Banff National Park |
| Parent range | Sundance Range[3] Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82O4 Banff |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cambrian |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Rock type | Sedimentary rock |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1951 |
Sundance Peak is a 2,902-metre (9,521-foot) summit in Alberta, Canada.
Geography
[edit]Sundance Peak is located within Banff National Park, 10 kilometres east of the Continental Divide, 10 kilometres south-southwest of the town of Banff, and is visible from Highway 1.[2] It is situated in the northern end of the Sundance Range which is a subrange of the Canadian Rockies. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains to the nearby Bow River via Brewster Creek, Sundance Creek, and Spray River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,260 m (4,134 ft) above Brewster Creek Valley in 2 km (1.2 mi). The nearest higher neighbor is Fatigue Mountain, 8.55 km (5.31 mi) to the southwest.[3] The first ascent of the summit was made in 1951 by M. Allen, R.C. Hind, and J.F. Tarrant.[2] The mountain's toponym has not been officially adopted by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
Geology
[edit]Sundance Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[4] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]
Climate
[edit]Based on the Köppen climate classification, Sundance Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below -10 °C with wind chill factors below -20 °C.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Sundance Peak". peakvisor.com. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Sundance Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ a b "Sundance Peak, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ 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 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
[edit]- Sundance Peak: weather forecast
- Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park
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