Mount Smythe (Alberta)
Mount Smythe is a mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
| Mount Smythe | |
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  Mount Smythe Location in Alberta  Mount Smythe Mount Smythe (Canada) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,246 m (10,650 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 420 m (1,380 ft)[3] |
| Parent peak | Diadem Peak (3371 m)[3] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°21′22″N 117°28′51″W[3] |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Jasper National Park |
| Parent range | Winston Churchill Range |
| Topo map | NTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak[3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1951 by Gil Roberts, Chuck Wilts, Ellen Wilts[1][3] |
| Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
It is located in the Winston Churchill Range, 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Gong Peak and 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Mount Nelson. It reaches a summit elevation of 3,246 m (10,650 ft).
The mountain was named after Francis Sydney Smythe, an international mountaineer who climbed in the Himalayas, Alps and the Canadian Rockies.[1]
Geology
Mount Smythe is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[4] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Smythe is located 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.
References
- "Mount Smythe". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- "Topographic map of Mount Smythe". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- "Mount Smythe". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
- 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
- Mt. Smythe photo: Flickr