Mount McGuire (Alberta)

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Mount McGuire
Mount McGuire, Alberta.jpg
Southeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation 3,030 m (9,940 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 110 m (360 ft) [3]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 52°22′30″N117°27′00″W / 52.37500°N 117.45000°W / 52.37500; -117.45000 [4]
Geography
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
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Mount McGuire
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Parent range Winston Churchill Range
Topo map NTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak [4]
Climbing
First ascent 1971 by H.L. Fuhrer, B. Martin [1]
Easiest route rock/snow climb

Mount McGuire is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada.

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The mountain was named in 1971 after Fenton John Alexander "Mickey" McGuire, who served as a warden in the park for 34 years and ended his career as chief park warden. [1]

Geology

Mount McGuire is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount McGuire is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [6] Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

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References

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  5. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  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.