Mount Sarrail

Mountain in the country of Canada
Mount Sarrail is located in Alberta
Mount Sarrail
Mount Sarrail
Location of Mount Sarrail in Alberta
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Mount Sarrail is located in Canada
Mount Sarrail
Mount Sarrail
Mount Sarrail (Canada)
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CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaParent rangePark Ranges
Canadian RockiesTopo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[4]GeologyAge of rockCambrianType of rockLimestoneClimbingFirst ascent1930 Katie Gardiner, Walter Feuz[3]Easiest routeEasy/Moderate Scramble[5]

Mount Sarrail is a 3,159-metre (10,364-foot) mountain summit located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount Sarrail is situated 1.0 kilometre north of the Continental Divide, within Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Foch, 1.0 km (0.62 mi) to the southeast.[3] Mount Sarrail can be seen from Upper Kananaskis Lake and Alberta Highway 40.

History

The mountain was named in 1918 for General Maurice Sarrail (1856-1929), the commander of the French Third Army in World War I.[3][6][1]

The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1924 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1930 by Kate (Katie) Gardiner and Walter Feuz.[3] The duo also made the first ascents of nearby Mount Foch and Mount Lyautey that same year.[7]

Geology

Mount Sarrail 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.[8]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Sarrail is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[9] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. In terms of favorable weather, June through September are the best months to climb Mount Sarrail. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Kananaskis River.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mount Sarrail". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Sarrail". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Mount Sarrail". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  4. ^ a b c "Mount Sarrail". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  5. ^ Kane, Alan (2016). "Mount Sarrail". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. Kindle Edition. ISBN 978-1-77160-098-9.
  6. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 113.
  7. ^ "Mount Foch". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  8. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  9. ^ 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.

Gallery

  • Upper Kananaski Lake with Mount Sarrail to right
    Upper Kananaski Lake with Mount Sarrail to right
  • Aerial view of Foch and Sarrail with the Kananaskis Lakes
    Aerial view of Foch and Sarrail with the Kananaskis Lakes
  • Mount Sarrail in winter
    Mount Sarrail in winter
  • Mount Sarrail
    Mount Sarrail
  • Mount Sarrail seen from Rawson Lake
    Mount Sarrail seen from Rawson Lake

External links

  • Mount Sarrail weather: Mountain Forecast
  • Scrambling Mount Sarrail: Explor8ion.com
Places adjacent to Mount Sarrail
Mount Lyautey Mount Indefatigable
Upper Kananaskis Lake		 Opal Range
Mount Northover
Mount Sarrail
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Mount Fox
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