Franchère Peak

Franchère Peak is a 2,805-metre (9,203-foot) mountain summit located in the Astoria River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named in 1917 for Gabriel Franchère (1786–1863), a French Canadian author and explorer of the Pacific Northwest who wrote the first account of an 1814 journey over Athabasca Pass.[3][4] Franchère was a member of John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company and sailed to Fort Astoria on the Tonquin, after which the nearby Tonquin Valley was named.[1] The mountain's name was officially adopted on March 5, 1935 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2] Its nearest higher peak is Aquila Mountain, 2.00 km (1.24 mi) to the north.[1] Mount Edith Cavell is situated immediately south-southeast across the Astoria River valley.

Franchère Peak
Franchère Peak (centered) seen from Cavell Meadows
Highest point
Elevation2,805 m (9,203 ft) [1]
Prominence345 m (1,132 ft) [1]
Parent peakAquila Mountain 2840 m[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°43′01″N 118°06′00″W [2]
Geography
Franchère Peak
Location of Franchère Peak in Alberta
Franchère Peak
Franchère Peak (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83D/09

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Franchère Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Franchère Peak drains into Portal Creek and Astoria River which are both tributaries of the Athabasca River.

Geology

The mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[6]

See also
Franchère Peak

References
  1. "Franchere Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  2. "Franchère Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 54.
  4. "Franchere Peak". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  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.
  6. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
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