Mount Kerkeslin

Mount Kerkeslin is a 2,956 m (9,698 ft) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.[2] It is the highest peak of the Maligne Range. It is located in the south part of the Maligne Range, east of the Icefields Parkway and is visible from the Athabasca Falls lookout. Mount Kerkeslin is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[3]

Mount Kerkeslin
Mount Kerkeslin seen from Athabasca Falls
Highest point
Elevation2,956 m (9,698 ft)
Prominence730 m (2,400 ft)
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°38′56″N 117°49′36″W [1]
Geography
Mount Kerkeslin
Mount Kerkeslin in Alberta
Mount Kerkeslin
Mount Kerkeslin (Canada)
LocationAlberta
Parent rangeMaligne Range
Topo mapNTS 83C/12[1]
Climbing
First ascent1926 by F.H. Slark, guided by J. Weber[1][2]

The mountain was named in 1859 by James Hector during the Palliser expedition but the source of the name is not known.[1][2]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Kerkeslin is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Kerkeslin drains into the Athabasca River.

See also

References
  1. "Mount Kerkeslin". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
  2. "Mount Kerkeslin". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
  3. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  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.
Mount Kerkeslin
Mt. Kerkeslin
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