Mount Julian | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,769 m (9,085 ft) [1] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 52°34′20″N117°26′30″W / 52.57222°N 117.44167°W [1] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Julian Amery |
Geography | |
Interactive map of Mount Julian | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Queen Elizabeth Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 83C11 Southesk Lake |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1930 |
Mount Julian is a peak located at the southern end of Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
The mountain was named in 1928 by Leo Amery for his son Julian [1] [2]
The mountain was first climbed in 1930 by J.A. Corry, C.G. Crawford, E.M. Gillespie, J. McAuley, M. Percy, R. Rushworth, G. Shanger, and I. Vanderberg. [1]
Mount Julian is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [3] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [4]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Julian 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.
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