Mount Olive (Canadian Rockies)
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| Mount Olive | |
|---|---|
 Mount Olive (left) with Saint Nicholas Peak (right) seen from Bow Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,126 m (10,256 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 146 m (479 ft)[2] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 51°36′40″N 116°29′30″W / 51.61111°N 116.49167°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Olive Location in Alberta  Mount Olive Location in British Columbia  Mount Olive Location in Canada | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Protected areas | |
| Parent range | Park Ranges Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N9 Hector Lake[3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1927 M. Cropley, F.A. Gambs, N.L. Goodrich, L. Grassi[1][2] |
Mount Olive is located N of the head of the Yoho River on the Continental Divide, on the Alberta-British Columbia border, in both Banff National Park and Yoho National Park.[4] It lies on the eastern edge of the Wapta Icefield, and is part of the Waputik Mountains. It was named in 1898 by H.B. Dixon after his wife Dixon, Olive.[1][2][4]
The peak is 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
Based on the Köppen climate classification, it is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.
