Coordinates: 51°22′12″N 116°11′12″W / 51.37000°N 116.18667°W / 51.37000; -116.18667

Little Temple

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Little Temple
File:Mount Temple and Little Temple.jpg
Little Temple (right) seen with Mount Temple
Highest point
Elevation2,653 m (8,704 ft)[1]
Prominence233 m (764 ft)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
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Geography
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Interactive map of Little Temple
LocationBanff National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent rangeBow Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise
Climbing
Easiest routeScramble[2]

Little Temple is a 2,653-metre (8,704-foot) mountain summit located in Banff National Park of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Little Temple is situated in the Bow River Valley between Paradise Creek and Moraine Creek, 6.0 km (3.7 mi) south of Lake Louise, Alberta. The mountain can be seen from the Icefields Parkway along with its nearest higher peak, Mount Temple, 1.07 km (0.66 mi) to the southwest.[1]

Geology

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Like other mountains in Banff Park, Little Temple 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

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Little Temple 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. Precipitation runoff from Little Temple drains into the Bow River which is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.

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See also

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References

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