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Emerald Peak is a mountain summit located in
Yoho National Park, in the
Canadian Rockies
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of
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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. Its nearest higher peak is
Mount Carnarvon
Mount Carnarvon is a mountain summit located in the Kiwetinok River Valley of Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is The President (mountain), The President, to the north-northeast. Bo ...
, to the northwest.
[ Both are part of the President Range which is a subset of the Waputik Mountains.][ Emerald Peak is visible from Emerald Lake, rising above the northwest shore. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1924 when approved by the ]Geographical Names Board of Canada
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, in association with Emerald Lake, which in turn was named in 1900 on account of its color.
Geology
Emerald Peak is composed of sedimentary rock
Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface, followed by cementation. Sedimentation is the collective name for processes that cause these particles ...
laid down during the Cambrian
The Cambrian Period ( ; sometimes symbolized C with bar, Ꞓ) was the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, and of the Phanerozoic Eon. The Cambrian lasted 53.4 million years from the end of the preceding Ediacaran Period 538.8 million ...
period. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny
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.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification
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, Emerald Peak is located in a subarctic climate
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with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.runoff
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from Emerald Peak drains into the Emerald River
The Emerald River is a short river in British Columbia. It is about long and drains the waters of Emerald Lake to the Kicking Horse River. The river exits the lake's south end and flows in a southern direction for about to its mouth, which is ...
, which is a tributary of the Kicking Horse River. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing Emerald Peak.
See also
* Geography of British Columbia
References
External links
* Weather
Emerald Peak
*Parks Canada web site
Yoho National Park
*Emerald Peak climbing photos
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Two-thousanders of British Columbia
Canadian Rockies
Mountains of Yoho National Park
Kootenay Land District