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Monarch Mountain (Alberta)

Coordinates: 53°00′08″N 118°25′39″W / 53.00222°N 118.42750°W / 53.00222; -118.42750
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Monarch Mountain
Monarch Mountain seen from The Whistlers
Highest point
Elevation2,777 m (9,111 ft)[1]
Prominence577 m (1,893 ft)[2]
Parent peakMount Knight (2906 m)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates53°00′08″N 118°25′39″W / 53.00222°N 118.42750°W / 53.00222; -118.42750[2]
Geography
Monarch Mountain is located in Alberta
Monarch Mountain
Monarch Mountain
Location of Monarch Mountain in Alberta
Monarch Mountain is located in Canada
Monarch Mountain
Monarch Mountain
Monarch Mountain (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaJasper National Park
Parent rangeVictoria Cross Ranges
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83E1 Snaring River

Monarch Mountain is a 2,777-metre (9,111-foot) mountain located in the Victoria Cross Ranges of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. Its name comes from an unknown source.[1][2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Miette River and Snaring River, which in turn are both tributaries of the Athabasca River.

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain 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. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather to climb.

Geology

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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]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Monarch Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  2. ^ a b c d "Monarch Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  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