Hawk Mountain (Alberta)

Hawk Mountain is a 2,553-metre (8,376-foot) mountain summit located in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located near the northwest end of the Colin Range, which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies.[3] The peak is situated 16 km (9.9 mi) northeast of the municipality of Jasper, and is a prominent landmark in the Athabasca Valley visible from Highway 16 and the Canadian. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Colin, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) to the southeast.[1] Hawk Mountain was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland for the fact that a hawk was flying near the summit at the time it was named.[1] [4] Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.[5] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1956 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

Hawk Mountain
Hawk Mountain seen from Jasper station
Highest point
Elevation2,553 m (8,376 ft) [1]>
Prominence343 m (1,125 ft) [1]
Coordinates53°00′52″N 118°01′05″W [2]
Geography
Hawk Mountain
Location of Hawk Mountain in Alberta
Hawk Mountain
Hawk Mountain (Canada)
LocationJasper National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent rangeColin Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83E/01
Geology
Type of rocksedimentary rock

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Hawk 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. In terms of favorable weather, June through September are the best months to climb. Precipitation runoff from Hawk Mountain flows into the Athabasca River.

See also

References
  1. "Hawk Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  2. "Hawk Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  3. "Hawk Mountain, Alberta". Peakbagger.com.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 63.
  5. 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
  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.
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