St. Eloi Mountain

St. Eloi Mountain
St. Eloi Mountain
	East aspect
Highest point
Elevation	2,499 m (8,199 ft)
Prominence	319 m (1,047 ft)
Coordinates	49°19′36″N 114°28′42″W / 49.32667°N 114.47833°W
Geography
	St. Eloi Mountain Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Location	Alberta; British Columbia
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82G8 Beaver Mines

St. Eloi Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1917 after St. Eloi (Ypres).^[1]^[2]

Geology

St. Eloi Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger Cretaceous period rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, St. Eloi Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[4] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

References

^ ^a ^b "St. Eloi Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
^ "St. Eloi Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
^ 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.