Mount Tekarra

Mount Tekarra is a 2,694 metres (8,839 feet) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is situated at the northwest end of the Maligne Range and is visible from Jasper and the Icefields Parkway.[4] Its nearest higher neighbor is The Watchtower, 7.0 km (4.3 mi) to the east.[1]

Mount Tekarra
Mount Tekarra
Highest point
Elevation2,694 m (8,839 ft) [1]
Prominence279 m (915 ft) [1]
Parent peakThe Watchtower (2791  m)[1]
Coordinates52°50′30″N 117°56′22″W [2]
Geography
Mount Tekarra
Location of Mount Tekarra in Alberta
Mount Tekarra
Mount Tekarra (Canada)
LocationJasper National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent rangeMaligne Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83C/13
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1915 by Morrison Bridgland[3]
Easiest routeScrambling

History

The mountain was named by James Hector in 1859 for Tekarra, an Iroquois guide and hunter who accompanied Hector during his exploration of the Athabasca River during the Palliser Expedition.[3][5]

The first ascent of Mount Tekarra was made in 1915 by Morrison P. Bridgland (1878-1948), a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.[3][6] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1947 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

Geology

Mount Tekarra is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[7]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Tekarra is located in a subarctic climate with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Tekarra drains into the Maligne River and Tekarra Creek, both tributaries of the Athabasca River.

See also

References
  1. "Mount Tekarra". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  2. "Mount Tekarra". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  3. Mount Tekarra PeakFinder
  4. "Mount Tekarra, Alberta". Peakbagger.com.
  5. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 124.
  6. 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
  7. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. 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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