Stutfield Peak

Stutfield Peak is a mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is located at the northern end of the Columbia Icefield, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north-west from Mount Kitchener, in the Winston Churchill Range of the Canadian Rockies. The peak has two summits - Stutfield East and Stutfield West - and is therefore sometimes referred to as The Stutfields. The West peak is higher than the East peak by 50 m (164 ft).[1]

Stutfield Peak
Stutfield's East Peak seen from the Skywalk area
Highest point
Elevation3,450 m (11,320 ft)[1]
Prominence290 m (950 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°14′18″N 117°24′27″W[3]
Geography
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeWinston Churchill Range
Topo mapNTS 83C3 Columbia Icefield[3]
Climbing
First ascent1927 by Alfred J. Ostheimer, guided by Hans Fuhrer[1]
Easiest routerock/snow climb

In 1899, mountaineer J. Norman Collie named the mountain after Hugh Stutfield, who climbed with Collie during his exploration of the Canadian Rockies.[1]

Stufield Glacier was also named after Hugh Stutfield, and flows southeast from the peak, in the Columbia Icefield.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, it is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).

The Stutfields (W & E); Mt. Alberta at back
Stutfield Glacier from Icefields Parkway Viewpoint

See also

References
  1. "Stutfield Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  2. "Stutfield Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  3. "Stutfield Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  4. 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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