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Old Goat Mountain
Mount Nestor and Old Goat Mountain.jpg
Old Goat Mountain (right) with Mount Nestor (left)
Highest point
Elevation 3,120 m (10,240 ft)
Prominence 1,444 m (4,738 ft)
Parent peak Wind Mountain (3153 m)
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Geography
Old Goat Mountain is located in Alberta
Old Goat Mountain
Old Goat Mountain
Location in Alberta
Old Goat Mountain is located in Canada
Old Goat Mountain
Old Goat Mountain
Location in Canada
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Goat Range, Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82J/14
Geology
Age of rock Cambrian
Type of rock sedimentary rock
Climbing
Easiest route Scramble

Old Goat Mountain is a 3,120-metre (10,240 ft) mountain summit located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The mountain is situated near the south end of the Goat Range along the west shore of Spray Lakes Reservoir, and is the highest point in the Goat Range. The east flank of the mountain is within Spray Valley Provincial Park, while the west aspect is within Banff National Park, with the boundary line between the two parks running roughly north-to-south over its summit. The nearest higher peak is Wind Mountain, 8.9 km (5.5 mi) to the east. Old Goat Mountain can be seen from Alberta Highway 742, the Smith-Dorrien/Spray Trail.

History

The mountain was named "Old Goat" in memory of Rick Collier, a founding member of the Old Goats Climbing Club, who had climbed this peak numerous times and had written much about it. Collier died in a 2012 mountaineering accident, so the mountain's name is not yet official.

Geology

Old Goat Mountain 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, Old Goat Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Spray Lakes Reservoir.

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