Chetamon Mountain

Chetamon Mountain is a 2,606-metre (8,550-foot) mountain summit located in Jasper National Park, in the De Smet Range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada. The peak is situated 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of the municipality of Jasper, in the Athabasca Valley and is visible from Highway 16 and the Canadian. Its nearest higher peak is Cliff Mountain, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) to the northwest.[1]

Chetamon Mountain
Chetamon Mountain and Snaring River seen from Highway 16
Highest point
Elevation2,606 m (8,550 ft) [1]>
Prominence122 m (400 ft) [1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates53°03′07″N 118°11′57″W [2]
Geography
Chetamon Mountain
Location of Chetamon Mountain in Alberta
Chetamon Mountain
Chetamon Mountain (Canada)
LocationJasper National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent rangeDe Smet Range[3]
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83E/01[2]
Geology
Type of rocksedimentary rock
Chetamon Mountain (left), Esplanade Mountain, and Gargoyle Mountain seen from Snaring River

Chetamon Mountain is a name derived from the Stoney language meaning "squirrel".[4] The mountain was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland because two rocks on the peak's arête had the appearance a squirrel.[1] Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.[5] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1956 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Chetamon 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. In terms of favorable weather, June through September are the best months to climb. Precipitation runoff from Chetamon Mountain flows into the Athabasca River via the Snaring River and Cobblestone Creek.

See also

References
  1. "Chetamon Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  2. "Chetamon Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  3. "Chetamon". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 33.
  5. 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
  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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