Mount Sir Douglas

Mount Sir Douglas is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide, at the northern end of Height of the Rockies Provincial Park and east of Invermere.^[5] It is Alberta's 18th highest peak, and 28th prominence mountain as well as British Columbia's 28th highest peak. It was named in 1916 by interprovincial boundary surveyors after Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig.^[5][3][1]

Mount Sir Douglas
Highest point
Elevation	3,406 m (11,175 ft)[1][2]
Prominence	1,110 m (3,640 ft)[3]
Parent peak	Mount Joffre (3433 m)[3]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°43′21″N 115°20′20″W[4]
Geography
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Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Protected areas	Banff National Park Height of the Rockies Provincial Park
Parent range	Spray Mountains Park Ranges Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[4]
Climbing
First ascent	1919 J.W.A. Hickson and Edward Feuz Jr.[1][3]
Easiest route	North-West Face III

Geology

Mount Sir Douglas 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.^[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Sir Douglas is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[7] Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C.

See also

• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies
• List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border