Canadian Rockies History
Canadian Rockies History comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. They are the eastern part of the Canadian Rockies History, extending from the interior plains of Alberta to the Rocky Mountain trench of British Columbia. The southern end borders Idaho and Montana in the United States. On the north side is located on the Liard River in northern British Columbia.
Canadian Rockies History comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. They are the eastern part of the Canadian Rockies History, extending from the interior plains of Alberta to the Rocky Mountain trench of British Columbia. The southern end borders Idaho and Montana in the United States. On the north side is located on the Liard River in northern British Columbia.
The Canadian Rockies are numerous high peaks and ranges, including Mount Robson (3954 m feet (12 972)) and Mount Columbia (3747 m feet (12 293)). The Canadian Rocky Mountains are made of lead and limestone. A large part of the series are protected by parks and World Heritage Site.
Geography
Canadian Rockies History, the eastern part of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, the collective name for the mountains of Western Canada. They are part of the American Cordillera, in essence, a continuous sequence of mountain ranges running all the way from Alaska to the tip of South America. The Cordillera, in turn, the eastern part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, walk all the way around the Pacific.
Canadian Rockies History in the east bounded by the Canadian plains in the west by the Rocky Mountain Trench, and the north by the Liard River. Contrary to popular misconception the Rockies do not extend north into the Yukon or Alaska, or in the west central British Columbia. North of the Liard River, the Mackenzie Mountains are a major mountain range, part of the boundary between the Yukon and Northwest Territories. The mountain ranges of the west of the Rocky Mountain trench in southern British Columbia is called the Columbia Mountains, and will not be a part of the Rocky Mountains from the Canadian Rockies History geologists
Highest peak
See also: List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies History
Mount Robson (3954 m (12 972 feet)) is the highest peak in theCanadian Rockies History, but not the highest in British Columbia, there are some high mountains of the Coast Mountains and Saint Elias range is. However, the Mount Robson is especially impressive because its located on the continental divide over Yellowhead Pass, one of the lowest pass rates in the Canadian Rockies, and is near the Yellowhead Highway. The base is only 985 m above sea level, ie a total vertical relief of 2969 m or almost 10,000 feet. In addition, it collects the 3 km to the summit at a distance of only 4 km from the base at Kinney Lake. Climbing Mount Robson is a challenge for experienced climbers and well prepared, and usually requires a week on the mountain.
Mount Robson
Mount Columbia (3747 m (12 293 feet)) is the second highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies History, and is the highest mountain in Alberta. There is a non-technical route to the summit, only the steps in the snow kick, but the approach is the Columbia Icefield and requires glacier travel and rescue tearing knowledge. This is usually done in two days, with a night at a high camp, but a few strong skiers from the highway in one day did. On the other hand, many others in their tents to wait for days to re-stick. From the same high camp as for Mount Columbia, it is possible, a number of other high peaks in the region, including North Twin, South Twin, Kitchener, Snow Dome Stutfield and climbing.
Snow Dome (3456 m (11 339 feet)) is an impressive peak power of Rockies standards, but it has the distinction of the hydrological point of North America. Water flow Snowdome in three different basins in the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic Ocean via Hudson Bay. This is the simplest and most popular climb on the Columbia Icefield, a soft ski to the top of the Columbia High Camp, but glacier travel is required
From the highest peak, only m (3543 ft (11 624)) Temple has an established route stir. All the other peaks (including other routes on the mountain temple), requires more mountaineering skills and experience. Despite the fact that only a moderate scramble should not be attempted by beginners Temple Mount. The Alpine Club of Canada, more people died in the Temple than any other Canadian store, including seven teenagers unsupervised in an American school in 1955. The upper slopes are mostly covered with snow and there is a glacier at the top. Scramblers on the Temple Mount an ice-pick and enough clothes a cold night on the mountain to survive when a storm hit and prevent them from falling.
Contrary to popular misconception, the Canadian Rocky Mountains is the highest mountain in Canada. Both the Saint Elias Mountains (the highest point on Mount Logan in Canada, 5959 m) and the Coast Mountains (highest point 4016 meters on Mount Waddington) has higher peaks.
Mountain chains
Main article: Regions of the Canadian Rockies History
Canadian Rockies History are numerous mountain ranges, into two main groups, the Continental Series, three main pieces, the Front Range, Park series and Kootenay Range restructured, and the Northern Rockies, the two main groups, the Heart Series closes and divides the Muskwa Range. The division between the two main groups Monkman Pass northwest of Mount Robson in the southwest of Mount Ovington.
Geology
Main article: Geology of the Rocky Mountains
The Canadian Rockies History are very different in appearance and geology of the U.S. Rocky Mountains in the south of them. The Canadian Rocky Mountains are made of a layered sedimentary rocks such as limestone and shale exists, while the American Rockies consist mostly of metamorphic and igneous rocks such as gneiss and granite. The American Rockies are on average higher than the Canadian Rocky Mountains, but has less vertical relief, saying that they are shorter from the base to the point, because the mountain valleys are higher.
The Canadian Rockies History are more jagged than the American Rockies, because the Canadian Rockies with heavy ice cover, in sharp mountains separated by wide valleys gouged by glaciers U-shaped, rounded at the American Rockies, the river carved V-shaped valleys between them. The Canadian Rockies are cooler and wetter, by providing them with damp soil, large rivers, glaciers and much more. The tree line is much lower in the Canadian Rockies History, as in the U.S. Rocky Mountains.
Parks
Lake Louise, Banff National Park
Five national parks in the Canadian Rockies History Rocky Mountains, with four other Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site form. These four parks of Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho. The national park is not included in the World Heritage Site Waterton, not to interlock with the other (it is located further south, along the international border). The World Heritage Site includes three British Columbia provincial parks adjacent to the four national parks: Hamber, Mount Assiniboine and Mount Robson. Together, all these national and local parks a few UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, is unique in the mountains said there is found, with peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, gorges and caves and fossils (eg, the Burgess Shale, one world heritage site in its own law is now part of the Canadian Rockies History Parks World Heritage Site). Several other provincial parks located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
While the Rockies, especially in national parks are maintained by the Alpine Club of Canada, a series of huts used by mountaineers and adventurers.
The history of mankind
The Rocky Mountains and the Canadian Rockies History Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway was established to link the province of British Columbia the eastern provinces to provide. The biggest problem in providing such a link was the Rockies themselves: treacherous roads, fast rivers and streams for a difficult construction process. The following sections describe in detail the political and technical achievements:
Canadian Pacific Survey
Big Hill
Box Hill
Kicking Horse Pass
Spiral Tunnels