Cinquefoil Mountain

Cinquefoil Mountain is a 2,256 m (7,402 ft) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.[2] It is situated in the Jacques Range of the Canadian Rockies. Cinquefoil Mountain was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland on account of cinquefoil in the area.[3] Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.[4] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1928 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[5]

Cinquefoil Mountain
Cinquefoil Mountain seen from Highway 16
Highest point
Elevation	2,256 m (7,402 ft) [1]
Prominence	31 m (102 ft)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	53°03′16″N 117°59′55″W [2]
Geography
Cinquefoil Mountain Location of Cinquefoil Mountain in Alberta Cinquefoil Mountain Cinquefoil Mountain (Canada)
Location	Jasper National Park Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Jacques Range Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 83F/04[2]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cinquefoil Mountain 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. Precipitation runoff from Cinquefoil Mountain drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

See also

• Geology of the Rocky Mountains

References

1. "Cinquefoil Mountain, Alberta". Peakbagger.com.
2. "Cinquefoil Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 34.
4. Mapper of Mountains M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies 1902-1930, Author I.S. MacLaren, The University of Alberta Press, ISBN 0-88864-456-6
5. "Cinquefoil Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
6. 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.