Mount Peskett
History
The peak was named by Len Siemens in 1968 after Reverend Louis W. Peskett (1931-1966), a director of Youth for Christ who was killed by a falling rock in the vicinity of nearby Mount Cline.
The mountain's name became official in 1968 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
The first ascent was made in 1970 by Leo Grillmair, W.L. Putman, and D. Von Hennig.
Geology
Mount Peskett 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 Peskett 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
- List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies
- Geography of Alberta
- Geology of the Rocky Mountains
- Mountains portal
References
- ^ "Mount Peskett". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ "Mount Peskett". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ "Mount Peskett". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
- ^ W., Boles, Glen (2006). Canadian mountain place names : the Rockies and Columbia Mountains. Laurilla, Roger W., 1959-, Putnam, William Lowell., Putnam, William Lowell. Place names of the Canadian Alps. Calgary, Alta.: Rocky Mountain Books. ISBN 9781894765794. OCLC 244770225.
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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
- Flickr: Mt. Peskett photo
- Weather forecast: Mount Peskett