Lectern Peak

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Lectern Peak
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North aspect
Highest point
Elevation 2,772 m (9,094 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 206 m (676 ft) [1]
Parent peak Aquila Mountain (2,840 m) [1]
Isolation 0.83 km (0.52 mi) [1]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 52°44′42″N118°06′42″W / 52.74500°N 118.11167°W / 52.74500; -118.11167 [3]
Geography
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Lectern Peak
Location in Alberta
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Lectern Peak
Location in Canada
Lectern Peak
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Country Canada
Province Alberta
Protected area Jasper National Park
Parent range Trident Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes

Lectern Peak is a 2,772-metre (9,094-foot) mountain summit located in Alberta, Canada.

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Description

Lectern Peak is set within Jasper National Park, in the Trident Range of the Canadian Rockies. The town of Jasper is situated 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the north and the Continental Divide is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the west. The nearest higher neighbor is Aquila Mountain, 1 km (0.62 mi) to the south. [1] The peak is visible from the Icefields Parkway to the east. [2] Precipitation runoff from Lectern Peak drains into Portal Creek and Astoria River which are both tributaries of the Athabasca River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 900 meters (2,950 feet) above the creek in two kilometers (1.2 mile). A partial ascent of the mountain was made in 1913 by Geoffrey E. Howard who named the peak for its resemblance to a church lectern. [4] [5] He was accompanied by Arnold L. Mumm and Moritz Inderbinen on the expedition. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted March 5, 1935, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. [3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Lectern Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [6] Winter 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. [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lectern Peak, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  2. 1 2 "Lectern Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  3. 1 2 "Lectern Peak". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  4. ↑ Morrison Parsons Bridgland, Robert Douglas, Édouard Deville (1917), Description of & Guide to Jasper Park, Canada Department of the Interior
  5. ↑ Howard Palmer, James Monroe Thorington (1921), A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada, American Alpine Club, p. 151
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
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