Tangle Ridge is a mountain summit located in Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Tangle Ridge is situated south of Beauty Creek and north of Tangle Creek, in the Sunwapta River valley. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,200 metres (3,937 ft) above Beauty Creek in . Views from the top of Tangle Ridge provide photographers with an opportunity to capture the peaks surrounding the Columbia Icefield, some of which, such as Mount Columbia and Mount Alberta, are otherwise hidden from view along the Icefields Parkway. __NOTOC__ History The mountain was named by Mary Schäffer in 1907 for the difficulty that climbers had descending down Tangle Creek from the ridge. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1935 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
Climate Based on the Köppen climate classification, Tangle Ridge is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below with wind chill factors below . Weather conditions during winter make Tangle Ridge one of the better places in the Rockies for ice climbing. Precipitation runoff from Tangle Ridge drains into the Sunwapta River which is a tributary of the Athabasca River.
Geology Tangle Ridge is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from 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.
Ice Climbing Routes Ice Climbing Routes with grades on Tangle Ridge:
Shades of Beauty – WI4Shades of Beauty SummitPost Tangle Falls – WI2-3Tangle Falls Mountain Project The Stage – WI3-4The Stage Mountain Project The Wings – WI3-4The Wings Mountain Project Curtain Call – WI6Curtain Call Mountain Project Cyber Pasty Memorial – WI5+Cyber Pasty Memorial Mountain Project Melt Out – WI3Melt Out Mountain Project Rick Blak Memorial Route – WI5Rick Blak Memorial Route SummitPost
Tangle Falls Tangle Falls is a multi-tiered cascade that might be the most often photographed waterfall alongside the Icefields Parkway because of its easy access. Height: Width: Coordinates: N 52° 16.035 W 117° 17.197Tangle Falls Waymarking
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See also List of mountains of Canada Geography of Alberta
References
External links Weather forecast: Tangle Ridge Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park