Mount Brett
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Mount Brett is a Script error: No such module "convert". summit located in the Massive Range of Alberta, Canada[1][2] It is situated in Banff National Park, Template:Cvt west of Banff townsite, in the Canadian Rockies. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Ball, Script error: No such module "convert". to the west.[3]
History
Mount Brett was named in 1916 for Robert Brett (1851–1929). Doctor Brett was a surgeon who first came to Banff in 1885. He later served as the second Lieutenant Governor of Alberta starting in 1915.[1]
The first ascent of Mount Brett was made in 1916 by C.F. Hogeboom, A.H. Bent, James Outram, E.G. Ritchie, and K.D. McClelland.[2]
The mountain's name became official on November 2, 1956 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]
Geology
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Brett is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[5] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[6]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Brett is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Brett drains into tributaries of the Bow River, which is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.
See also
References
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External links
- Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park
- Mount Brett weather: Mountain Forecast
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