Mount Andromache
History
The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1887 by James J. McArthur and Tom Riley of the Dominion Land Survey. Mount Andromache was named in 1948 by the Alpine Club of Canada for Andromache, who in Greek mythology was the wife of Hector.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Andromache is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for viewing and climbing this mountain.
Geology
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Andromache 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.
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See also
References
- ^ "Mount Andromache". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
- ^ "Mount Andromache". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- ^ Kane, Alan (1999). "Mount Andromache". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 292–293. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Media related to Mount Andromache at Wikimedia Commons
- Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park
- Climbing Mt. Andromache: Bob Spirko
- Mt. Andromache: Flickr photo