Mount Belanger
Mount Belanger is a 3,109-metre (10,200 ft) mountain, making it Alberta's 130th highest peak. It was named in 1921 by D.B. Dowling, in memory of Andre Belanger, a local mountain guide who drowned in the Athabasca River in 1814.[6] It lies within peaks that are between the Athabasca River and Whirlpool Rivers in Jasper National Park.[1][2]
| Mount Belanger | |
|---|---|
The west face of Mount Belanger, August 2011 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,120 m (10,240 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 589 m (1,932 ft)[2][3] |
| Parent peak | Mount Fryatt 3,361 m[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°30′41″N 117°55′22″W[4] |
| Geography | |
Mount Belanger Location in Alberta Mount Belanger Mount Belanger (Canada) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Jasper National Park |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 83C12 Athabasca Falls[4] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | July 14, 1930 by W.R. Hainsworth, J.F. Lehmann, M.M. Strumia[5] |
| Easiest route | North face II |
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Belanger is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Wintertime lows can reach -20 °C with wind chill values as low as -30 °C.
References
- "Mount Belanger". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- "Mount Belanger". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
- "Mount Belanger". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- "Mount Belanger". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- Strumia, Max M.; Hainsworth, William R. (1931). "Gleanings in the Canadian Rockies, 1930". American Alpine Journal. 1 (3). American Alpine Club. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-01-05 – 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.
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