Vermilion_Range_(Alberta)

Vermilion Range (Alberta)

Vermilion Range (Alberta)

Subrange of the Front and Park Ranges in Alberta, Canada

Not to be confused with Vermilion Range (British Columbia).

The Vermilion Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, in Banff National Park, Canada. The range is east of the Sawback Range and west of the Bare and Palliser Ranges.

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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 range experiences a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures in winter can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).

References

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    "Cascade Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
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    "Cascade Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
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    "Vermillion Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
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    "Vermilion Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
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    Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
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    Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
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    Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.

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