Utopia Mountain

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Utopia Mountain
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Utopia Mountain seen from Sulphur Skyline
Highest point
Elevation 2,602 m (8,537 ft) [1]
Prominence 353 m (1,158 ft)
Parent peak Violin Peak (2682 m) [2]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 53°05′50″N117°46′08″W / 53.09722°N 117.76889°W / 53.09722; -117.76889 [3]
Geography
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Utopia Mountain
Location in Alberta
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Utopia Mountain
Utopia Mountain (Canada)
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Miette Range
Topo map NTS 83F4 Miette [3]
Climbing
Easiest route Moderate/Difficult Scramble [4]

Utopia Mountain is a 2,602-metre (8,537-foot) mountain in the Miette Range of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. [2] It was named by Morrison P. Bridgland in 1916. [1] Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies. [5]

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Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Utopia Mountain is in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. In terms of favorable weather, June through September are the best months to climb. Precipitation runoff from Utopia Mountain drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Utopia Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  2. 1 2 "Utopia Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  3. 1 2 "Utopia Mountaina". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  4. ↑ Kane, Alan (2016). "Utopia Mountain". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. Kindle Edition. ISBN   978-1-77160-098-9.
  5. ↑ MacLaren, I.S. (2005). Mapper of Mountains M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies 1902-1930. With Eric Higgs, Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux. Edmonton, AB: The University of Alberta Press. ISBN   0-88864-456-6.
  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.
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