Mount Woolley facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mount Woolley |
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E face of Wooley
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,405 m (11,171 ft) |
| Prominence | 565 m (1,854 ft) |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
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 Mount Woolley
Location in Alberta
Mount Woolley
Location in Canada
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| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Winston Churchill Range |
| Topo map | NTS 83C/06 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 11:20 on July 28,1925, by a Japanese team (Six Japanese men including Yūkō Maki and three men from Switzerland) |
| Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
Mount Woolley is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park, 1½ km south of Diadem Peak and is part of Winston Churchill Range of the Canadian Rockies.
History
The mountain was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie after Herman Woolley. Woolley, a former football player, climbed extensively with Collie during his 1898 and 1902 expeditions into the Canadian Rockies.
The first ascent was made in 1925 by a Japanese team consisting of S. Hashimoto, H. Hatano, T. Hayakawa, Y. Maki, Y. Mita and N. Okabe. They were guided by Hans Fuhrer, H. Kohler and J. Weber.
Geology
Mount Woolley is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from 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 Woolley 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.
