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Mount Sir Douglas

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zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C.
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periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the
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Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007).
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List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alberta border
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Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Mount Joffre
Listing
Mountains of Alberta
Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates
50°43′21″N 115°20′20″W / 50.72250°N 115.33889°W / 50.72250; -115.33889
Mount Sir Douglas is located in Alberta
Mount Sir Douglas is located in British Columbia
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Banff National Park
Height of the Rockies Provincial Park
Parent range
Park Ranges
Canadian Rockies
Topo map
NTS
82J11
Kananaskis Lakes
First ascent
Easiest route
Alberta
British Columbia
Continental Divide
Height of the Rockies Provincial Park

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