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Saint Nicholas Peak
Mount Olive and Saint Nicholas Peak.jpg
Mount Olive (left) with Saint Nicholas Peak (right) seen from Bow Lake
Highest point
Elevation 2,938 m (9,639 ft)
Prominence 38 m (125 ft)
Parent peak Mount Olive (3,126 m)
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Mountains of British Columbia
Geography
Saint Nicholas Peak is located in Alberta
Saint Nicholas Peak
Saint Nicholas Peak
Location in Alberta
Saint Nicholas Peak is located in British Columbia
Saint Nicholas Peak
Saint Nicholas Peak
Location in British Columbia
Saint Nicholas Peak is located in Canada
Saint Nicholas Peak
Saint Nicholas Peak
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Parent range Waputik Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82N/10
Climbing
First ascent 1930 by J. Monroe Thorington, Peter Kaufmann

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.

Geology

The peak 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, it 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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