Mount Loudon
History
The peak was named by Morrison P. Bridgland for William James Loudon (1860-1951), who was a geologist and professor at the University of Toronto. Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in the Canadian Rockies and would have known Professor Loudon while he was studying at the University of Toronto. William James Loudon was the nephew of James Loudon (1841-1916), who was the President of the University of Toronto.
The mountain's name became official in 1957 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
The first ascent of the peak was made in 1972 by Ann Ridley and Tony Daffern.
Geology
Mount Loudon is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods that was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Loudon is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below -20 °C, with wind chill factors below -30 °C.
See also
References
- ^ "Mount Loudon". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ "Mount Loudon". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ "Mount Loudon". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ MacLaren, I.S. (2005). Mapper of Mountains M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies 1902-1930. With Eric Higgs, Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux. Edmonton, AB: The University of Alberta Press. ISBN 0-88864-456-6.
- ^ 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
- Weather forecast: Mount Loudon