Chak Peak

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Chak Peak
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Chak Peak seen from Cavell Meadows Trail
Highest point
Elevation 2,775 m (9,104 ft) [1]
Prominence 235 m (771 ft) [1]
Parent peak Franchère Peak 2805 m [1]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 52°42′43″N118°07′38″W / 52.71194°N 118.12722°W / 52.71194; -118.12722 [2]
Geography
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Chak Peak
Location in Alberta
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Chak Peak
Location in Canada
Location Jasper National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes [2]
Climbing
First ascent 1915 Topographical Survey [1]

Chak Peak is a 2,775-metre (9,104-foot) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. [2] Chak is a name derived from the Stoney language meaning "eagle". [3] Precipitation runoff from Chak Peak drains into Portal Creek and Astoria River which are both tributaries of the Athabasca River.

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Climate

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

Geology

The mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Chak Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  2. 1 2 3 "Chak Peak". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  3. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 32.
  4. ↑ Peel, M.C.; Finlayson, B.L. & McMahon, T.A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences . 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  5. ↑ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
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