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Mount Foch is a 3,194-metre (10,479-foot) mountain summit located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide . It was named in 1918 after Marshal Ferdinand Foch .[3] [1]
The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1930 by Kate (Katie) Gardiner and Walter Feuz.[1] Mount Sarrail and Mount Lyautey that same year.[3]
Geology
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Mount Foch 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 .[4]
Climate
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Based on the Köppen climate classification , Mount Foch is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5]
See also
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References
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^ a b c "Mount Foch" . cdnrockiesdatabases.ca . Retrieved 2021-01-24 .
^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci . 11 ISSN 1027-5606 .
External links
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mount_Foch&oldid=1227809862 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● T h r e e - t h o u s a n d e r s o f A l b e r t a ● T h r e e - t h o u s a n d e r s o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a ● C a n a d i a n R o c k i e s ● K o o t e n a y L a n d D i s t r i c t ● A l b e r t a ' s R o c k i e s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● P a g e s u s i n g g a d g e t W i k i M i n i A t l a s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● C o o r d i n a t e s o n W i k i d a t a ● C o m m o n s c a t e g o r y l i n k f r o m W i k i d a t a
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