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Phillipps Peak

Coordinates: 49°39′50″N 114°39′20″W / 49.66389°N 114.65556°W / 49.66389; -114.65556
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Phillipps Peak
Phillipps Peak visible to the left behind Mount Tecumseh
Highest point
Elevation2,500 m (8,200 ft)[1]
Coordinates49°39′50″N 114°39′20″W / 49.66389°N 114.65556°W / 49.66389; -114.65556
Geography
Phillipps Peak is located in Alberta
Phillipps Peak
Phillipps Peak
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
LocationAlberta
British Columbia
Parent rangeHigh Rock Range
Topo mapNTS 82G10 Crowsnest

Phillipps Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1915 after Michael Phillipps who in 1873 was the first white man to cross Crowsnest Pass.[1] It is the lower west peak of Mount Tecumseh.

Geology

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Phillipps Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slab of precambrian rocks 3 mi (4.8 km) thick, 50 miles (80 km) wide and 160 miles (260 km) long over younger rock of the cretaceous period during the Laramide orogeny.[2]

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Phillipps Peak has an alpine subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[3] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b PeakFinder
  2. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  3. ^ 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.
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