# Akamina Ridge > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Akamina_Ridge > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Akamina_Ridge.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akamina_Ridge > Source revision: 1340231150 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Ridge in British Columbia, Canada}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Akamina Ridge | image = Akamina Ridge, British Columbia.jpg | image_caption = South aspect | elevation_m = 2600. | elevation_ref ={{cite book|title=[Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies](/source/Scrambles_in_the_Canadian_Rockies)|chapter=Akamina Ridge|author=Alan Kane|year=2016|page=51|isbn=9781771600972|publisher=Rocky Mountain Books}} | prominence_m = | prominence_ref = | parent_peak = | isolation_km = | isolation_ref = | country = [Canada](/source/Canada) | region_type = Province | region = [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia) | part_type = Protected area | part = [Akamina-Kishinena Provincial Park](/source/Akamina-Kishinena_Provincial_Park) | district = [Kootenay Land District](/source/Kootenay_Land_District){{cite bcgnis|id=508|title=Akamina Ridge|access-date=2023-08-14}} | range = [Clark Range](/source/Clark_Range_(Rocky_Mountains))
[Rocky Mountains](/source/Rocky_Mountains) | listing = [Mountains of British Columbia](/source/List_of_mountains_of_British_Columbia) | map = Canada British Columbia#Canada | map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada | map_size = 270 | label_position = left | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Akamina Ridge | coordinates = {{coord|49|00|34|N|114|06|25|W|type:mountain_region:CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=JABCU|name=Akamina Ridge|access-date=2023-08-14}} | topo_map = [NTS](/source/National_Topographic_System) {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|G|01}} | rock = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = [Scrambling](/source/Scrambling) }} '''Akamina Ridge''' is a mountain in [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), Canada. ==Description== Akamina Ridge, elevation 2,600-metres (8,530-feet), is located in the extreme southeastern tip of British Columbia within [Akamina-Kishinena Provincial Park](/source/Akamina-Kishinena_Provincial_Park). It is a spur trending west off the [Continental Divide](/source/Continental_Divide) and is part of the [Clark Range](/source/Clark_Range_(Rocky_Mountains)) in the [Rocky Mountains](/source/Rocky_Mountains). It is situated {{convert|2|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} west of [Cameron Lake](/source/Cameron_Lake_(Alberta)) and {{convert|4|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} northeast of [Upper Kintla Lake](/source/Upper_Kintla_Lake) along the Canada–United States border. Precipitation runoff from the ridge's slopes drains into tributaries of the [North Fork Flathead River](/source/North_Fork_Flathead_River). [Topographic relief](/source/Topographic_relief) is significant as the summit rises 1,125 metres (3,690 feet) above Kintla Creek in two kilometres (1.2 mile). Access to this mountain is from the Akamina Pass Trail which starts at the Akamina Parkway in Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta. The word "akamina" translates as "[high bench land](/source/Bench_(geology))" from the [Kutenai language](/source/Kutenai_language). The landform's toponym was officially adopted on April 6, 1960, by the [Geographical Names Board of Canada](/source/Geographical_Names_Board_of_Canada). ==Climate== Based on the [Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification), Akamina Ridge is located in a [subarctic climate](/source/subarctic_climate) zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers.{{Cite Köppen-Geiger cc 2007}} ==Geology== Akamina Ridge is composed of [sedimentary rock](/source/sedimentary_rock) laid down during the [Precambrian](/source/Precambrian) to [Jurassic](/source/Jurassic) periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger [Cretaceous](/source/Cretaceous) period rock during the [Laramide orogeny](/source/Laramide_orogeny).{{citation|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}} ==See also== * {{Portal-inline|Mountains|size=tiny}} * [Geography of British Columbia](/source/Geography_of_British_Columbia) * ''[Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies](/source/Scrambles_in_the_Canadian_Rockies)'' ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * Akamina Ridge: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5882893/Canada/British%20Columbia/Akamina%20Ridge Weather forecast] {{Geographic Location 2 | Center = Akamina Ridge | North = Akamina Creek | Northeast = Akamina Pass | East = [Forum Peak](/source/Forum_Peak) | Southeast = [Mount Custer](/source/Mount_Custer) | South = [Gardner Point](/source/Gardner_Point) | Southwest = [Upper Kintla Lake](/source/Upper_Kintla_Lake) | West = [Long Knife Peak](/source/Long_Knife_Peak) | Northwest = Akamina Creek }} Category:Two-thousanders of British Columbia Category:Border Ranges (Rocky Mountains) Category:Kootenay Land District Category:Ridges of British Columbia --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Akamina Ridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akamina_Ridge) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akamina_Ridge?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.