Oldhorn Mountain

Oldhorn Mountain
Oldhorn Mountain
	North aspect
Highest point
Elevation	3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Prominence	760 m (2,493 ft)
Parent peak	Majestic Mountain (3,086 m)
Isolation	3.95 km (2.45 mi)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°41′23″N118°10′41″W / 52.68972°N 118.17806°W
Geography
	Oldhorn Mountain Location of Oldhorn Mountain in Alberta Oldhorn Mountain Oldhorn Mountain (Canada)
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Protected area	Jasper National Park
Parent range	Trident Range ; Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes
Geology
Age of rock	Cambrian
Type of rock	Sedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent	1924

Last updated October 11, 2024

Oldhorn Mountain is a 3,000-metre (9,843-foot) summit in Alberta, Canada.^[5]

Description

Oldhorn Mountain is located within Jasper National Park, in the Trident Range of the Canadian Rockies. The town of Jasper is situated 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the north-northeast and the Continental Divide is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the west. The nearest higher neighbor is Throne Mountain, 3.95 km (2.45 mi) to the southeast.^[3] Precipitation runoff from Oldhorn drains south into the Astoria River and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,320 meters (4,330 feet) above the river in two kilometers (1.2 mile).

History

The landform was named in 1916 by William Pittman Hinton (1871–1955), who attributed the shape of the mountain to that of a horn.^[5] The Oldhorn name appeared in print in the 1921 guidebook, "A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada".^[6] The first ascent of the summit was made in 1924 by Lawrence Coolidge (the son of Harold Jefferson Coolidge Sr.), George Higginson, and Joe Johnson, with guide Alfred Streich.^[5]^[7] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on March 5, 1935, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[4]

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.^[8] Specifically, it is Gog quartzite overlaying eroded shale of the Miette Group.^[9] Rockslides on the south slope of the mountain have collected into heaps of talus which have been invaded by interstitial ice, thereby turning them into rock glaciers that slowly creep downhill into the Astoria Valley.^[9]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Oldhorn is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[10] Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

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References

↑ Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), "Canadian Mountain Place Names", Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765794, p. 190.
1 2 "Oldhorn Mountain, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-02-10.
1 2 3 "Oldhorn Mountain, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
1 2 "Oldhorn Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-02-10.
1 2 3 "Oldhorn Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
↑ Howard Palmer, James Monroe Thorington (1921), A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada, American Alpine Club, p. 151.
↑ Lawrence Coolidge, 1905-1950 Americanalpineclub.org (1950)
↑ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
1 2 Chris Yorath, Ben Gadd (2017), Of Rocks, Mountains and Jasper: A Visitor's Guide To The Geology Of Jasper National Park, Dundurn Press, ISBN 9781459736122, p. 150.
↑ 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.

External links

Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park
Oldhorn Mountain: weather forecast

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[cmpn-1] Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), "Canadian Mountain Place Names", Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765794, p. 190.

[peakvisor-2] 1 2 "Oldhorn Mountain, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-02-10.

[pb-3] 1 2 3 "Oldhorn Mountain, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-02-10.

[cgndb-4] 1 2 "Oldhorn Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-02-10.

[pf-5] 1 2 3 "Oldhorn Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-10.

[6] Howard Palmer, James Monroe Thorington (1921), A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada, American Alpine Club, p. 151.

[7] Lawrence Coolidge, 1905-1950 Americanalpineclub.org (1950)

[gadd-8] Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias

[Yorath-9] 1 2 Chris Yorath, Ben Gadd (2017), Of Rocks, Mountains and Jasper: A Visitor's Guide To The Geology Of Jasper National Park, Dundurn Press, ISBN 9781459736122, p. 150.

[Peel-10] 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.

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