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{{Short description|Mountain in the country of Canada}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Eon Mountain
| name= Eon Mountain
| photo = Gloria, Eon and Aye Mountains, Mt Assiniboine.jpg
| photo= Eon Mountain.jpg
| photo_caption = Eon Mountain to left, Aye Mountain centered, Assiniboine to right
| photo_caption= Aerial view of north aspect
| elevation_m = 3305
| elevation_m= 3305
| elevation_ref = <ref name=peakfinder>{{cite peakfinder|id=443|title=Eon Mountain|accessdate=2019-08-11}}</ref>
| elevation_ref=<ref name=peakfinder>{{cite peakfinder|id= 443|title=Eon Mountain|accessdate= 2019-08-11}}</ref>
| prominence_m = 558
| prominence_m= 558
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| prominence_ref=<ref name=bivouac>{{cite bivouac|id= 1476|title=Eon Mountain|accessdate= 2019-08-27}}</ref>
| parent_peak = [[Lunette Peak]] (3428&nbsp;m)<ref name=bivouac/>
| parent_peak= [[Lunette Peak]] (3428&nbsp;m)<ref name=bivouac/>
| range = [[Park Ranges]]<ref name=bivouac/>
| parent= [[Park Ranges]]<ref name=bivouac/>
| listing = [[List of mountains of Alberta|Mountains of Alberta]]<br/>[[Mountains of British Columbia]]
| listing= [[List of mountains of Alberta|Mountains of Alberta]]<br/>[[Mountains of British Columbia]]
| subdivision1_type= Provinces
| state_type = Provinces | state = [[Alberta]] | state1 = [[British Columbia]]
| subdivision1= {{enum|[[Alberta]]|[[British Columbia]]}}
| country = [[Canada]]
| map = Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia
| country= [[Canada]]
| map= Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia
| map_caption = Location in Alberta and British Columbia
| map_caption= Location in Alberta and British Columbia
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| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Eon Mountain
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| coordinates_ref = <ref name=cgndb>{{cite cgndb|id=IACQZ|name=Eon Mountain|accessdate=2019-08-27}}</ref>
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| coordinates= {{coord|50|50|05|N|115|37|27|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| topo = [[National Topographic System|NTS]] 82J/13<ref name=cgndb/>
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| first_ascent = 1921 [[Winthrop E. Stone]]
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[[File:Mt. Assiniboine 2017.jpg|thumb|280px|Eon Mountain to left behind Mt. Assiniboine]]
'''Eon Mountain''' is located on the border of [[Alberta]] and [[British Columbia]] on the [[Continental Divide of the Americas|Continental Divide]]. It is Alberta's 41st highest peak, and the 53rd highest peak in British Columbia. It was named in 1901 by James Outram.<ref name=peakfinder/><ref name=bivouac/>


The first ascent of Eon was made on July 17, 1921 by [[Winthrop E. Stone]], then President of [[Purdue University]], who fell to his death shortly after reaching the summit.<ref name=peakfinder/><ref name=Thorington1966/> Stone had climbed the final chimney and then unroped on the summit. Upon returning to the chimney he stepped on a loose stone near the edge and fell. His wife was stationed at the base of the final chimney at the time. She was able to descend to {{convert|7500|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}} on the south face and was rescued on July 24. On August 5, a five-man recovery team ascended the SE [[arête]] to retrieve Stone's body which was located some {{convert|850|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}} below the summit.<ref name=Thorington1966/>
'''Eon Mountain''' is located on the border of [[Alberta]] and [[British Columbia]] on the [[Continental Divide of the Americas|Continental Divide]]. It is Alberta's 41st-highest peak, and the 53rd-highest peak in British Columbia. It was named in 1901 by James Outram.<ref name=peakfinder/><ref name=bivouac/>
The first ascent of Eon was made on July 17, 1921, by [[Winthrop E. Stone]], then President of [[Purdue University]], who fell to his death shortly after reaching the summit.<ref name=peakfinder/><ref name=Thorington1966/> Stone had climbed the final chimney and then unroped on the summit. Upon returning to the chimney he stepped on a loose stone near the edge and fell. His wife was stationed at the base of the final chimney at the time. She was able to descend to {{convert|7500|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}} on the south face and was rescued on July 24. On August 5, a five-man recovery team ascended the SE [[arête]] to retrieve Stone's body which was located some {{convert|850|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}} below the summit.<ref name=Thorington1966/>
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==Geology==
==Geology==


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==Climate==
==Climate==


Based on the [[Köppen climate classification]], Eon Mountain is located in a [[subarctic climate]] with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. |last-author-amp=yes | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | pages = 1633–1644 | issn = 1027-5606}}</ref> Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C.
Based on the [[Köppen climate classification]], Eon Mountain is located in a [[subarctic climate]] zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 |issue=5 | pages = 1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P |s2cid=9654551 | issn = 1027-5606| doi-access = free }}</ref> Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

==Gallery==
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<gallery mode=slideshow>
File:Gloria, Eon and Aye Mountains, Mt Assiniboine.jpg|Eon Mountain to left, Aye Mountain centered, Assiniboine to right
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File:Mt. Assiniboine 2017.jpg|Eon Mountain to left behind Mt. Assiniboine
File:Mts. Eon & Aye.jpg|Mts. Eon (left) & Aye (behind tree) from skiout
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</gallery>
</div>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border]]
*[[List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|refs=
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=Belyea1960>
<ref name=Belyea1960>
{{cite paper|last1=Belyea|first1=Helen|title=The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park
{{cite web|last1=Belyea|first1=Helen|title=The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park
| publisher=Geological Survey of Canada|date=1960
| publisher=Geological Survey of Canada|date=1960
| url = http://www.parkscanadahistory.com/geology/misc-report-1-1960.pdf | access-date = 2019-06-23 | url-status = live
| url = http://www.parkscanadahistory.com/geology/misc-report-1-1960.pdf | access-date = 2019-06-23 | url-status = live
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| year = 1966 | orig-year = 1921 | page = 42 | chapter = White Man Pass to Simpson Pass | edition = 6th}}</ref>
| year = 1966 | orig-year = 1921 | page = 42 | chapter = White Man Pass to Simpson Pass | edition = 6th}}</ref>
}}
}}

==External links==
*{{cite bcgnis|id=10582|name=Eon Mountain}}


{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}
{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}


[[Category:Mountains of Alberta|Eon Mountain]]
[[Category:Three-thousanders of Alberta|Eon Mountain]]
[[Category:Mountains of British Columbia|Eon Mountain]]
[[Category:Three-thousanders of British Columbia|Eon Mountain]]
[[Category:Park Ranges]]

[[Category:Kootenay Land District]]

{{AlbertaRockies-geo-stub}}
{{BritishColumbia-geo-stub}}

Latest revision as of 21:27, 12 November 2024

Eon Mountain
Aerial view of north aspect
Highest point
Elevation3,305 m (10,843 ft)[1]
Prominence558 m (1,831 ft)[2]
Parent peakLunette Peak (3428 m)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°50′05″N 115°37′27″W / 50.83472°N 115.62417°W / 50.83472; -115.62417[3]
Geography
Eon Mountain is located in Alberta
Eon Mountain
Eon Mountain
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Eon Mountain is located in British Columbia
Eon Mountain
Eon Mountain
Eon Mountain (British Columbia)
Map
Interactive map of Eon Mountain
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangePark Ranges[2]
Topo mapNTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[3]
Climbing
First ascent1921 Winthrop E. Stone

Eon Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It is Alberta's 41st-highest peak, and the 53rd-highest peak in British Columbia. It was named in 1901 by James Outram.[1][2]

The first ascent of Eon was made on July 17, 1921, by Winthrop E. Stone, then President of Purdue University, who fell to his death shortly after reaching the summit.[1][4] Stone had climbed the final chimney and then unroped on the summit. Upon returning to the chimney he stepped on a loose stone near the edge and fell. His wife was stationed at the base of the final chimney at the time. She was able to descend to 7,500 ft (2,290 m) on the south face and was rescued on July 24. On August 5, a five-man recovery team ascended the SE arête to retrieve Stone's body which was located some 850 ft (260 m) below the summit.[4]


Geology

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The mountain is 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

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Eon Mountain 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.

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  • Eon Mountain to left, Aye Mountain centered, Assiniboine to right
    Eon Mountain to left, Aye Mountain centered, Assiniboine to right
  • Eon Mountain to left behind Mt. Assiniboine
    Eon Mountain to left behind Mt. Assiniboine
  • Mts. Eon (left) & Aye (behind tree) from skiout
    Mts. Eon (left) & Aye (behind tree) from skiout

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Eon Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  2. ^ a b c d "Eon Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  3. ^ a b "Eon Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  4. ^ a b Thorington, J. Monroe (1966) [1921]. "White Man Pass to Simpson Pass". A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada. With the collaboration of Putnam, William Lowell (6th ed.). American Alpine Club. p. 42. ISBN 978-1376169003.
  5. ^ Belyea, Helen (1960). "The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park" (PDF). Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  6. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
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