Mount Coleman

Mount Coleman is a 3,135-metre peak in Banff National Park, rising above the upper North Saskatchewan River valley along the Icefields Parkway in Alberta. Named in 1898 for Canadian geologist Arthur P. Coleman, it reflects the close connection between exploration and geology in this part of the Rockies. Like many nearby mountains, it is composed of sedimentary rock deposited from the Precambrian through the Jurassic, then uplifted and thrust eastward during the Laramide orogeny. Its subarctic climate brings long snowy winters, mild summers, and severe cold, while runoff from its slopes feeds tributaries of the North Saskatchewan River.

Alberta · Canada