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
Bastion Peak in the very center of frame with Dungeon Peak and Redoubt Peak of The Ramparts to left
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 83D/09
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

• List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
• Mountains of Alberta
• Mountains of British Columbia

References

1. "Bastion Peak". PeakFinder.com.
2. "Bastion Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
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.

External links

• National Park Service web site: Jasper National Park
• Provincial Park web site: Mount Robson Provincial Park
• Flickr photo: Bastion Peak (left)