Roche à Bosche

Roche à Bosche is a 2,148 metre mountain summit located at the south end of the Bosche Range in Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.[1] The peak may be seen from the Jasper House National Historic Site along Highway 16.

Roche à Bosche
Roche à Bosche (left) and Roche Ronde (right) with Athabasca River
Highest point
Elevation	2,148 m (7,047 ft) [1]
Prominence	159 m (522 ft) [1]
Coordinates	53°12′54″N 118°02′30″W [1]
Geography
Roche à Bosche Location in Alberta Roche à Bosche Roche à Bosche (Canada)
Location	Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Bosche Range
Topo map	NTS 83E/01

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Roche à Bosche is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[2] Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C. Precipitation runoff from Roche à Bosche drains into the Athabasca River.

See also

• Mountains of Alberta

References

1. Roche à Bosche Bivouac.com
2. 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

• Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park