| Mount Loomis | |
|---|---|
 North aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,798 m (9,180 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 328 m (1,076 ft)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Bishop (2850 m)[2] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 50°27′45″N 114°55′11″W / 50.46250°N 114.91972°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Loomis Location in Alberta  Mount Loomis Location in British Columbia | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Parent range | Elk Range |
| Topo map | NTS 82J7 Mount Head[3] |
Mount Loomis is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after Frederick Oscar Warren Loomis, a Canadian Army general who served in World War I.[1][2][4]
Geology
Mount Loomis is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Mount Loomis". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- 1 2 3 4 "Mount Loomis". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- 1 2 "Mount Loomis". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ↑ Boles, Glen W.; Putnam, William Lowell; Laurilla, Roger W. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names: The Rockies and Columbia Mountains. Rocky Mountain Books. p. 154. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ↑ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
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