Beacon Peak
Appearance
Beacon Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,986 m (9,797 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 816 m (2,677 ft)[3] |
Parent peak | Mastodon Mountain (2986 m)[3] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 52°32′25″N 118°14′32″W / 52.54028°N 118.24222°W[4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Jasper National Park |
Parent range | Park Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes[4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1921 by Interprovincial Boundary Commission[1] |
Beacon Peak is a summit in Alberta, Canada.[4]
Beacon Peak was named for the fact it stood as a landmark or "beacon".[5]
Climate
[edit]Based on the Köppen climate classification, Beacon Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Beacon Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "Topographic map of Beacon Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ a b "Beacon Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ a b c "Beacon Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 16 – via babel.hathitrust.org.
- ^ 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.