Mount Synge

Mount Synge is located NE of the head of the Blaeberry River and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.[5] It was named in 1918 after Captain Millington Henry Synge (1823–1907), British Army officer and author.[1][3]

Mount Synge
Mt. Synge (center) from NNE
Highest point
Elevation2,972 m (9,751 ft)[1][2]
Prominence47 m (154 ft)[3]
Parent peakAiguille Peak (2,999 m)[3]
Listing
Coordinates51°48′20″N 116°39′44″W[4]
Geography
Mount Synge
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Mount Synge
Mount Synge (British Columbia)
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District[5]
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangeWaputik Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[4]
Climbing
First ascent1952 Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Mendenhall

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mt. Synge is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Synge is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[7] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Mount Synge". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  2. "Topographic map of Mount xyz". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. "Mount Synge". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  4. "Mount Synge (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  5. "Mount Synge". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  6. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
  7. Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  8. Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
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