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Midway Peak

Coordinates: 51°48′05″N 116°39′20″W / 51.80139°N 116.65556°W / 51.80139; -116.65556
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Midway Peak
Midway Peak
Highest point
Elevation2,923 m (9,590 ft)[1]
Prominence131 m (430 ft)
Coordinates51°48′05″N 116°39′20″W / 51.80139°N 116.65556°W / 51.80139; -116.65556
Geography
Midway Peak is located in Alberta
Midway Peak
Midway Peak
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
LocationAlberta/British Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeWaputik Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake
Climbing
First ascent1952 Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Mendenhall

Midway Peak is a 2,923 metres (9,590 ft) mountain summit located on the Continental Divide, on the shared border of Alberta and British Columbia in the Canadian Rockies. It is also on the shared border between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park and can be seen from the Icefields Parkway. It was named in 1918 by Arthur O. Wheeler.[1] [2]

Geology

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Midway Peak 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.[3]

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Midway Peak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains east to the Mistaya River, or west into tributaries of the Blaeberry River.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Midway Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca.
  2. ^ "Midway Peak". Bivouac.com.
  3. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ 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. S2CID 9654551.
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