Princess Margaret Mountain

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Princess Margaret Mountain is a mountain located in the Bow River valley of Banff National Park, Script error: No such module "convert". west of Mount Charles Stewart.

The mountain was named in 1958 after Princess Margaret (sister of Queen Elizabeth II), who had visited Banff and spent a night in a location near the mountain.[1]

Geology

The mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[2] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, it is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures in winter can drop below Script error: No such module "convert". with wind chill factors below Script error: No such module "convert".. Weather conditions during summer months are optimum for climbing.

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