Coronach Mountain

Coronach Mountain is a 2,438+ metre (8,000+ feet) mountain summit located in Jasper National Park of Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the Bosche Range of the Canadian Rockies. The mountain was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland, who was inspired by the howling of nearby coyotes and applied the name Coronach, the Scottish Gaelic word for funeral dirge.[2] Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.[3] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1956 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4] Its nearest higher peak is Mount Aeolus, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) to the north.[1]

Coronach Mountain
Coronach Mountain
Location of Coronach Mountain in Alberta
Coronach Mountain
Coronach Mountain (Canada)
Highest point
Elevation2,438 m (7,999 ft) [1]
Prominence289 m (948 ft) [1]
Coordinates53°14′18″N 118°03′59″W [1]
Geography
LocationJasper National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent rangeBosche Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83E/01

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Coronach Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Coronach Mountain drains into tributaries of the Snake Indian River, which in turn is a tributary of the Athabasca River.

See also

References
  1. "Coronach Mountain, Alberta". Peakbagger.com.
  2. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 38.
  3. 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
  4. "Coronach Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  5. 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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