Skogan Peak

Skogan Peak
Skogan Peak
	Skogan Peak seen from Morley
Highest point
Elevation	2,662 m (8,734 ft)
Prominence	635 m (2,083 ft)
Parent peak	Wind Mountain (3153 m)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	51°00′06″N 115°08′42″W / 51.00167°N 115.14500°W
Geography
	Skogan Peak Location of Skogan Peak in Alberta Skogan Peak Skogan Peak (Canada)
Location	Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Kananaskis Range; Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir
Geology
Age of rock	Cambrian
Type of rock	limestone
Climbing
Easiest route	Scramble

Skogan Peak is a 2,662-metre (8,734-foot) mountain summit located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Skogan Peak's nearest higher peak is Wind Mountain, 8.8 km (5.5 mi) to the southwest.^[1] Skogan Peak can be seen from Highway 40 north of the Kananaskis Village area, and from the Barrier Lake area.

Geology[edit]

Skogan Peak 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.^[4]

Climate[edit]

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Skogan Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Bow River.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Skogan Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
^ "Skogan Peak, Canada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
^ Nugara, Andrew (2014). More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (2nd ed.). Rocky Mountain Books. p. 276.
^ 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.