Eon Mountain



































Eon Mountain

Gloria, Eon and Aye Mountains, Mt Assiniboine.jpg
Eon Mountain to left, Aye Mountain centered, Assiniboine to right

Highest point
Elevation 3,305 m (10,843 ft) [1]
Prominence 558 m (1,831 ft)
Coordinates
50°50′06″N 115°37′24″W / 50.83500°N 115.62333°W / 50.83500; -115.62333Coordinates: 50°50′06″N 115°37′24″W / 50.83500°N 115.62333°W / 50.83500; -115.62333
Geography



Eon Mountain is located in Alberta

Eon Mountain

Eon Mountain



Location in Alberta and British Columbia


Location
Alberta
British Columbia
Topo map
NTS 82J/13
Climbing
First ascent 1921 Winthrop E. Stone



Eon Mountain to left behind Mt. Assiniboine


Eon Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It is Alberta's 41st highest peak, and the 53rd highest peak in British Columbia. It was named in 1901 by James Outram.[1][2]


The first ascent of Mount Eon was in 1921 by Winthrop E. Stone, then President of Purdue University, who fell to his death shortly after reaching the summit.[1]






Contents






  • 1 Geology


  • 2 Climate


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





Geology


The mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[3] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[4]



Climate


Based on the Köppen climate classification, Eon Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C.



See also



  • List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border

  • Mountains of Alberta

  • Mountains of British Columbia



References





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  2. ^ "Eon Mountain". Bivouac.com.


  3. ^ Belyea, Helen (1960). "The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park". Geological Survey of Canada.


  4. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".


  5. ^ 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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