{{short description|Mountain in Banff NP, Alberta, Canada}} {{distinguish|Mount Massive}} {{other uses|Massive (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Massive Mountain | image = Massive Mountain.jpg | image_caption = Massive Mountain (upper right) | elevation_m = 2435 | elevation_ref = <ref name=peakfinder>{{cite peakfinder|id=860|name= Massive Mountain|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref> | prominence_m = 88 | prominence_ref = <ref name=bivouac/> | range = Massive Range<br/>Canadian Rockies | parent_peak = Mount Brett | listing = List of mountains of Alberta | location = Alberta, Canada | map = Canada Alberta#Canada | map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in Canada | map_size = 200 | label_position = right | coordinates = {{coord|51|10|54|N|115|47|41|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name=cgndb>{{cite cgndb|id=IAHTV|name=Massive Mountain|accessdate=2019-06-25}}</ref> | topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|O|4}} | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }}
'''Massive Mountain''' is situated in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Massive Range and was named in 1918 for its massive size.<ref name=peakfinder/><ref name=bivouac/> It however is not the highest summit in the range, that belongs to Mount Brett ({{convert|2984|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}). __NOTOC__ ==Geology== The mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.<ref name=Belyea1960/> Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.<ref name=gadd>{{cite book|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}}</ref>
==Climate== Based on the Köppen climate classification, it is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.<ref name=KGcc2007>{{Cite Köppen-Geiger cc 2007}}</ref> Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.
==Gallery== <gallery> Banff National Park - panoramio (1).jpg|Pilot Peak is centered with Massive Mountain below it Temple like in the Canadian Rockies - panoramio.jpg|Pilot Peak is centered with Massive Mountain below it </gallery>
==References== {{reflist|2|refs= <ref name=Belyea1960> {{cite report|last1=Belyea|first1=Helen|title=The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park | publisher=Geological Survey of Canada|date=1960 | url = http://www.parkscanadahistory.com/geology/misc-report-1-1960.pdf | access-date = 2019-06-23 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151002053400/http://www.parkscanadahistory.com/geology/misc-report-1-1960.pdf | archive-date= 2 October 2015}}</ref> <ref name=bivouac>{{cite bivouac|id=7218|name=Massive Mountain|accessdate=2019-06-25}}</ref> }}
==External links== * {{Commons category-inline|Massive Mountain (Alberta)|Massive Mountain}} * Parks Canada web site: [https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/banff Banff National Park] * Massive Mountain weather: [https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Massive-Mountain/forecasts/2435 Mountain Forecast]
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Category:Two-thousanders of Alberta Category:Mountains of Banff National Park Category:Massive Range