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Mount Sir Douglas
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Highest point
Elevation 3,411 m (11,191 ft)
Prominence 1,110 m (3,640 ft)
Geography
Mount Sir Douglas is located in Alberta
Mount Sir Douglas
Mount Sir Douglas
Location in Alberta
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82J/11
Climbing
First ascent 1919 J.W.A. Hickson and Edward Feuz Jr
Easiest route North-West Face III

Mount Sir Douglas is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It is Alberta's 18th highest peak, and 28th prominence mountain as well as British Columbia's 28th highest peak. It was named in 1916 after Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig.

Geology

Mount Sir Douglas 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 rock during the Laramide orogeny.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Sir Douglas is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C.

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