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Mount Coleman
Mount Coleman from Icefields Parkway.jpg
Mount Coleman (centered in distance) seen from Icefields Parkway
Highest point
Elevation 3,135 m (10,285 ft)
Prominence 775 m (2,543 ft)
Parent peak Cirrus Mountain (3270 m)
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Geography
Mount Coleman is located in Alberta
Mount Coleman
Mount Coleman
Location in Alberta
Mount Coleman is located in Canada
Mount Coleman
Mount Coleman
Location in Canada
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 83C/02
Type of rock Sedimentary

Mount Coleman is a 3,135-metre (10,285 ft) mountain summit located in the upper North Saskatchewan River valley in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Cirrus Mountain, 4.46 km (2.77 mi) to the north. Mount Coleman is situated along the east side the Icefields Parkway midway between Saskatchewan Crossing and Sunwapta Pass.


History

Mount Coleman was named in 1898 after Arthur P. Coleman (1852-1939), a Canadian geologist and among the first white men to explore the area that is now Jasper National Park.

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Coleman is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.

Climate

Mount Coleman from Wilcox Pass

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Coleman is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Coleman drains into tributaries of the North Saskatchewan River.

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