Marmot Mountain

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Marmot Mountain
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East aspect
Highest point
Elevation 2,608 m (8,556 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 338 m (1,109 ft) [1]
Isolation 2.58 km (1.60 mi) [1]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 52°47′24″N118°07′36″W / 52.79000°N 118.12667°W / 52.79000; -118.12667 [3]
Naming
Etymology Marmot
Geography
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Marmot Mountain
Location in Alberta
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Marmot Mountain
Location in Canada
Marmot Mountain
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Country Canada
Province Alberta
Protected area Jasper National Park
Parent range Trident Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 83D16 Jasper [3]

Marmot Mountain is a 2,608-metre (8,556-foot) mountain summit located in Alberta, Canada.

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Description

Marmot Mountain is set within Jasper National Park, in the Trident Range of the Canadian Rockies. The town of Jasper is situated 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north and the Continental Divide is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the west. The nearest higher neighbor is Terminal Mountain, 3.1 km (1.9 mi) to the southwest. [4] [2] Precipitation runoff from Marmot Mountain drains into Portal Creek and Whistlers Creek which are both tributaries of the Athabasca River. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 1,550 meters (5,085 feet) above the Athabasca Valley in six kilometers (3.7 miles). The mountain was named in 1916 and the toponym was officially adopted February 7, 1951, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. [3] [2] The name refers to the marmot, which are large ground squirrels which inhabit the slopes. The Whistlers, Siffleur Mountain and Arctomys Peak also owe their names to the marmot, an indication that the animal was a favorite of the early explorers in Alberta. [5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Marmot Mountain 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. This climate supports the Marmot Basin ski area on the eastern slopes.

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 "Marmot Mountain, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  2. 1 2 3 "Marmot Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  3. 1 2 3 "Marmot Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  4. ↑ "Marmot Mountain, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  5. ↑ Birrell, Dave (2000), 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN   978-0-921102-65-6, p. 143
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
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