Coordinates: 51°17′47″N 116°12′32″W / 51.29638°N 116.20888°W / 51.29638; -116.20888

Mount Perren

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Mount Perren
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Mount Perren
Highest point
Elevation3,051 m (10,010 ft)[1][2]
Prominence113 m (371 ft)[3]
Parent peakMount Allen (3310 m)[3]
Listing
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Geography
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CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areas
Parent rangeBow Range
Topo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise[4]
Climbing
First ascent1927 H.F. Ulrichs[1][3]

Mount Perren is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1968 after Walter Perren, a Swiss climbing guide and Parks Canada service warden.[1][3] The peak forms part of the backdrop to Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks of Banff National Park.

Geology

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The mountains in Banff Park are composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[5] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[6]

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C in the winter.

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See also

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References

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  • Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park