Mount Foch
| Mount Foch | |
|---|---|
 Mounts Foch and Sarrail | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,194 m (10,479 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 384 m (1,260 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Pétain (3196 m)[1] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 50°34′22″N 115°09′22″W / 50.57278°N 115.15611°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Foch Location in Alberta  Mount Foch Location in British Columbia  Mount Foch Location in Canada | |
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| Interactive map of Mount Foch | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Parent range | Park Ranges[1] |
| Topo map | NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[2] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1930 Katie Gardiner, Walter Fuez[3] |
Mount Foch is a 3,194-metre (10,479-foot) mountain summit located at the Northern end of Elk Lakes Provincial Park,[4] and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border[5] in Canada. It was named in 1918 after Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch.[3][1]
The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1930 by Kate (Katie) Gardiner and Walter Feuz.[1] The duo also made the first ascents of nearby Mount Sarrail and Mount Lyautey that same year.[3]
Geology
[edit]Mount Foch 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.[6]
Climate
[edit]Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Foch is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C. In terms of favorable weather, June through September are the best months to climb Mount Foch.
Gallery
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Lower Kananaskis Lake with Mount Foch and Sarrail
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mount Foch". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- 1 2 "Mount Foch [Alberta]". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- 1 2 3 "Mount Foch". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ "Mount Foch". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO). Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ↑ PeakVisor. "Mount Foch". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ 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
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Media related to Mount Foch at Wikimedia Commons- Mount Foch weather: Mountain Forecast
