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Mount Richards
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The northern end of Mount Richards seen with Prince of Wales Hotel
Highest point
Elevation 2,377 m (7,799 ft)
Prominence 137 m (449 ft)
Parent peak Mount Alderson (2692 m)
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Geography
Mount Richards is located in Alberta
Mount Richards
Mount Richards
Location in Alberta
Mount Richards is located in Canada
Mount Richards
Mount Richards
Location in Canada
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Clark Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82H04
Geology
Age of rock Cambrian
Climbing
Easiest route Scrambling
Watertonlake
Mount Richards to right

Mount Richards is a 2,377-metre (7,799-foot) summit located in Waterton Lakes National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is situated just north of the Canada–United States border, with the south footing of the mountain at Boundary Creek just within Glacier National Park of the United States. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Alderson, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the northwest. Bertha Lake and Bertha Peak are situated immediately to the north.

History

Mount Richards was named in honor of Admiral Sir George Henry Richards (1820–1896), Hydrographer of the Navy who was the Second Commissioner of the British Boundary Commission which delineated the border from the Pacific to the Rockies. It has also been called Sleeping Indian Mountain. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1943 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.

Geology

Like other mountains in Waterton Lakes National Park, Mount Richards 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 Cretaceous period rock during the Laramide orogeny.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Richards is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Richards drains into Waterton Lake, thence Waterton River.

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