Old Baldy is a 2,726-metre (8,944-foot) mountain summit located in the Fisher Range of Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Old Baldy's nearest higher peak is Mount Kidd, 4.0 km (2.5 mi) to the west-southwest.[1] Mount McDougall, also 2726 metres like Old Baldy,[4] lies 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the southeast of Old Baldy.
| Old Baldy | |
|---|---|
 Old Baldy seen from Barrier Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,726 m (8,944 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 226 m (741 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Kidd (3053 m) |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 50°54′41″N 115°04′13″W / 50.91139°N 115.07028°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Old Baldy Location of Old Baldy in Alberta  Old Baldy Old Baldy (Canada) | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Fisher Range[1] Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cambrian |
| Rock type | sedimentary rock |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble[2][3] |
Geology
editOld Baldy 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.[5]
Climate
editBased on the Köppen climate classification, Old Baldy is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Kananaskis River.
Gallery
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Old Baldy (left), Kananaskis Peak (center), and Wasootch Peak (right) seen from Yates Mountain
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Old Baldy, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Old Baldy &Mount McDougall". explor8ion.com. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ Nugara, Andrew (2014). More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (2nd ed.). Rocky Mountain Books. p. 286.
- ^ "Mount McDougall". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ 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: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
edit- Localized weather: Mountain Forecast
- Old Baldy Mountain: stevensong.com