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Mount Tuzo
Highest point
Elevation	3,248 m (10,656 ft)
Prominence	210 m (690 ft)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Geography
Mount Tuzo Location in Alberta
Location	Alberta/British Columbia, Canada
Parent range	Valley of the Ten Peaks
Topo map	NTS 82N/08
Climbing
First ascent	15 September 1906 Henrietta Tuzo, Christian Kaufmann
Easiest route	Peak 7

Mount Tuzo, previously "Peak Seven" or "Shagowa", was named in 1907 after its first ascendant Henrietta L. Tuzo. It is located within the Valley of the Ten Peaks in the Canadian Rockies, along the Continental Divide, which forms the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta in this region.

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Tuzo 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

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Tuzo 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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