Monarch Mountain (Alberta)

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Monarch Mountain
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Monarch Mountain seen from The Whistlers
Highest point
Elevation 2,777 m (9,111 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 577 m (1,893 ft) [2]
Parent peak Mount Knight (2906 m) [2]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 53°00′08″N118°25′34″W / 53.00222°N 118.42611°W / 53.00222; -118.42611 [3]
Geography
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Monarch Mountain
Location in Alberta
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Monarch Mountain
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Protected area Jasper National Park [4]
Parent range
Topo map NTS 83E1 Snaring River [3]

Monarch Mountain is a 2,777-metre (9,111-foot) mountain located in the Victoria Cross Ranges of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. Its name comes from an unknown source. [1] [2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Miette River and Snaring River, which in turn are both tributaries of the Athabasca River.

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Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [5] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather to climb.

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. [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Monarch Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Monarch Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  3. 1 2 "Monarch Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  4. 1 2 NTS map sheet 83E01
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
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