Bastion Peak (Canada)
Bastion Peak is a 2,994 meter mountain summit located on the shared border of Jasper National Park in Alberta, and Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. It is situated in the Tonquin Valley in the Canadian Rockies. It was named in 1916 by Édouard-Gaston Deville because it has an appearance similar to that of a bastion on a castle.[2] Its nearest higher peak is Turret Mountain, 1.6 km (0.99 mi) to the west, and its greater parent is Mount Geikie 3 km (1.9 mi) to the west.[2]
| Bastion Peak | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,994 m (9,823 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 447 m (1,467 ft) |
| Coordinates | 52°42′30″N 118°20′42″W |
| Geography | |
  Bastion Peak Location in Alberta and British Columbia  Bastion Peak Bastion Peak (Canada) | |
| Location | Alberta British Columbia |
| Parent range | Park Ranges Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1925 J.W.A. Hickson, Howard Palmer, H. Kohler[2] |
| Easiest route | East Face IV 5.7 |
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Bastion Peak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[3] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Bastion Peak drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River on its east side, and tributaries of the Fraser River from the west side.
See also
References
- "Bastion Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca.
- "Bastion Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- 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
- National Park Service web site: Jasper National Park
- Provincial Park web site: Mount Robson Provincial Park
- Flickr photo: Bastion Peak (left)