Mount Perren

Mount Perren is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1968 after Walter Perren, a Swiss climbing guide and Parks Canada service warden.^[1][3] The peak forms part of the backdrop to Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks of Banff National Park.

Mount Perren
Mount Perren
Highest point
Elevation	3,051 m (10,010 ft)[1][2]
Prominence	113 m (371 ft)[3]
Parent peak	Mount Allen (3310 m)[3]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°17′47″N 116°12′32″W[4]
Geography
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Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Protected areas	Banff National Park Kootenay National Park
Parent range	Bow Range
Topo map	NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[4]
Climbing
First ascent	1927 H.F. Ulrichs[1][3]

Geology

The mountains in Banff Park are composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.^[5] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[7] Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C in the winter.

Gallery

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  Moraine Lake with Mount Perren centered

Further reading

• Dave Birrell, 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies, P 87
• Western Canada, P 279

See also

• List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alberta border