Utopia Mountain
Utopia Mountain seen from Sulphur Skyline
Highest point
Elevation2,602 m (8,537 ft)[1]
Prominence353 m (1,158 ft)
Parent peakViolin Peak (2682 m)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates53°05′50″N 117°46′08″W / 53.09722°N 117.76889°W / 53.09722; -117.76889[3]
Geography
Utopia Mountain is located in Alberta
Utopia Mountain
Utopia Mountain
Location in Alberta
Utopia Mountain is located in Canada
Utopia Mountain
Utopia Mountain
Utopia Mountain (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeMiette Range
Topo mapNTS 83F4 Miette[3]
Climbing
Easiest routeModerate/Difficult Scramble[4]

Utopia Mountain is a 2,602-metre (8,537-foot) mountain in the Miette Range of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.[2] It was named by Morrison P. Bridgland in 1916.[1] Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.[5]


Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Utopia Mountain is 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 Utopia Mountain drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Utopia Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  2. ^ a b "Utopia Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  3. ^ a b "Utopia Mountaina". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  4. ^ Kane, Alan (2016). "Utopia Mountain". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. Kindle Edition. ISBN 978-1-77160-098-9.
  5. ^ MacLaren, I.S. (2005). Mapper of Mountains M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies 1902-1930. With Eric Higgs, Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux. Edmonton, AB: 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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