East End of Rundle

East End of Rundle (EEOR)
East End of Rundle (EEOR)
	East End of Rundle and Whitemans Pond seen from the Ha Ling Trail.
Highest point
Elevation	2,590 m (8,500 ft)
Coordinates	51°04′50″N115°25′19″W/ 51.08056°N 115.42194°W
Geography
	East End of Rundle Location in Alberta East End of Rundle East End of Rundle (Canada)
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Parent range	South Banff Ranges,Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS82O3Canmore
Climbing
Easiest route	easy/moderatescramble

East End of Rundle (EEOR)is amountainlocated immediately west of the town ofCanmore,Albertaand immediately west of the Spray Lakes road in theCanadian Rockies.Mount Rundleoccupies the space between Canmore and Banff on the southwest side of theTrans-Canada Highway.

There is ascramblingroute up from the Spray Lakes road.^[1]

Geology

The mountain is composed ofsedimentary rocklaid down during thePrecambriantoJurassicperiods.^[3]Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during theLaramide orogeny.^[4]

Based on theKöppen climate classification,the mountain is located in asubarctic climatewith cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[5]Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitationrunofffrom Rundle drains into theBow Riverwhich is a tributary of theSaskatchewan River.

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^Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification".Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.11:1633–1644.ISSN 1027-5606.

Southeast aspect
Mount Rundle with the East End to left
EEOR (left) and Ha-Ling (right) viewed from the South with Canmore in the background (Sept. 2006)