Consolation Valley
Consolation Valley to left of center
Consolation Valley is located in Alberta
Consolation Valley
Location in Alberta
Consolation Valley is located in Canada
Consolation Valley
Consolation Valley (Canada)
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Coordinates51°19′18″N 116°09′10″W / 51.32167°N 116.15278°W / 51.32167; -116.15278 [1]
Topo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise[1]
RiverBabel Creek

Consolation Valley is a valley in Alberta, Canada.[2] It is situated within Banff National Park, and adjacent to Valley of the Ten Peaks.

Consolation Valley was so named on account of its fine appearance.[3] The landform's toponym was officially adopted on July 2, 1959, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[1] The valley is bound by Mount Babel, Mount Fay, Quadra Mountain, Bident Mountain, Mount Bell, and Panorama Ridge. Two lakes officially named Consolation Lakes occupy the valley and are drained by Babel Creek. The head of the valley (south end) opens at Consolation Pass.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the valley is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Consolation Valley". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  2. ↑ "Consolation Valley". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 37.
  4. ↑ 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.
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