Mount Habel facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mount Habel |
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Mount Habel seen from Peyto Lake Overlook
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,087 m (10,128 ft) |
| Prominence | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Parent peak | Mount Baker (3180 m) |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia |
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 Mount Habel
Location in Alberta
Mount Habel
Location in British Columbia
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| Location | Alberta British Columbia |
| Parent range | Waputik Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 82N/10 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1923 A. Geoffrion, JWA Hickson, E. Feuz Jr. |
Mount Habel is a 3,087-metre (10,128-foot) mountain summit located on the Continental Divide along the border of Alberta and British Columbia in the Waputik Mountains, part of the Canadian Rockies. It was named in 1986 after Jean Habel. Jean Habel was a German geographer who explored the Canadian Rockies and in 1897 was the first to set foot on the Wapta Icefield which surrounds Mount Habel.
Geology
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Habel 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.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Habel is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.
