Mount Synge

Mount Synge is located NE of the head of the Blaeberry River and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.^[5] It was named in 1918 after Captain Millington Henry Synge (1823–1907), British Army officer and author.^[1][3]

Mount Synge
Mt. Synge (center) from NNE
Highest point
Elevation	2,972 m (9,751 ft)[1][2]
Prominence	47 m (154 ft)[3]
Parent peak	Aiguille Peak (2,999 m)[3]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°48′20″N 116°39′44″W[4]
Geography
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Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
District	Kootenay Land District[5]
Protected area	Banff National Park
Parent range	Waputik Mountains Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[4]
Climbing
First ascent	1952 Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Mendenhall

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mt. Synge is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Synge is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.^[7] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[8]

See also

• List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border