Saint Nicholas Peak (Canada)
Mountain in Canada
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Saint Nicholas Peak is a 2,938-metre (9,639-foot) mountain summit in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. It is located on the Continental Divide, on the Alberta-British Columbia border, in both Banff National Park and Yoho National Park. It lies at the eastern edge of the Wapta Icefield, and is part of the Waputik Mountains which are a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies.
| Saint Nicholas Peak | |
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Mount Olive (left) with Saint Nicholas Peak (right) seen from Bow Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,938 m (9,639 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 38 m (125 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Olive (3,126 m) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 51°37′40″N 116°30′09″W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Saint Nicholas Peak Location within Alberta  Saint Nicholas Peak Location within British Columbia  Saint Nicholas Peak Location within Canada | |
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| Interactive map of Saint Nicholas Peak | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
National Parks | Banff and Yoho |
| Parent range | Waputik Mountains Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1930 by J. Monroe Thorington, Peter Kaufmann[4][5] |
Name
It was named in 1916 by Arthur O. Wheeler; a particular gendarme on the mountain is said to resemble Santa Claus.[4][1]
Geology
The peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[6] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[7]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, it is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C.
Gallery
- Views of Saint Nicholas Peak
Saint Nicholas Peak
Saint Nicholas Peak and Bow Hut
Approaching summit of Saint Nicholas Peak
Saint Nicholas Peak summit
