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Ex Coelis Mountain is a 2,545-metre, five-peaked summit in Alberta’s North Saskatchewan River valley near Abraham Lake and Banff National Park. Formed from sedimentary layers deposited from the Precambrian to the Jurassic and later thrust eastward during the Laramide orogeny, it reflects the deep geological history of the Rockies. Its modern name, officially adopted in 1994, honours the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion and comes from the Latin motto meaning Out of the Clouds. In 1997, its five peaks were named for World War II battles, the Elbe River meeting with the Russian Army, and battalion member Stanley Waters, linking the mountain to Canada’s wartime history.
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