Mount Cromwell

Mount Cromwell is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada. Cromwell lies two kilometers north of the east summit of Stutfield Peak. The mountain was named in 1972 by J. Monroe Thorington after Oliver Eaton (Tony) Cromwell, an American climber who made many first ascents in the Canadian Rockies.[1]

Mount Cromwell
Mt. Cromwell's north face from the Icefields Parkway in 2009
Highest point
Elevation3,330 m (10,930 ft)[1]
Prominence330 m (1,080 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°16′10″N 117°23′30″W[1]
Geography
Mount Cromwell is located in Alberta
Mount Cromwell
Mount Cromwell
Location in Alberta
Mount Cromwell is located in Canada
Mount Cromwell
Mount Cromwell
Mount Cromwell (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeWinston Churchill Range
Topo mapNTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak
Climbing
First ascent1938
Easiest routerock/snow climb

The first ascent was made in 1938 by E. Cromwell, E. Cromwell jr., F.S. North, J. Monroe Thorington, guided by Edward Feuz jr.[1]

In 2005, Bill Corbett, author of "The 11,000ers of the Canadian Rockies," climbed to the top of Mount Cromwell. At the summit, his GPS registered 11,006 feet. So perhaps Mount Cromwell should be included in the list of the Canadian Rocky Mountains that are over 11,000 feet in elevation.[1]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cromwell is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[3] Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Athabasca River.

Mount Cromwell (left) and Mount Engelhard (right)

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.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Mount Cromwell". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2004-06-05.
  2. "Mount Cromwell". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
  3. 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.
  4. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
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