Cinquefoil Mountain

Cinquefoil Mountain is a 2,256 m (7,402 ft) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.[2] It is situated in the Jacques Range of the Canadian Rockies. Cinquefoil Mountain was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland on account of cinquefoil in the area.[3] Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.[4] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1928 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[5]

Cinquefoil Mountain
Cinquefoil Mountain seen from Highway 16
Highest point
Elevation2,256 m (7,402 ft) [1]
Prominence31 m (102 ft)
Coordinates53°03′17″N 117°59′57″W 
Geography
Cinquefoil Mountain
Location of Cinquefoil Mountain in Alberta
Cinquefoil Mountain
Cinquefoil Mountain (Canada)
LocationJasper National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent rangeJacques Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83F/04

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cinquefoil Mountain is located 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. Precipitation runoff from Cinquefoil Mountain drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

See also

References
  1. "Cinquefoil Mountain, Alberta". Peakbagger.com.
  2. "Cinquefoil Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 34.
  4. Mapper of Mountains M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies 1902-1930, Author I.S. MacLaren, The University of Alberta Press, ISBN 0-88864-456-6
  5. "Cinquefoil Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  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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