Gargoyle Mountain

Gargoyle Mountain is a 2,693-metre (8,835-foot) mountain summit located in Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The peak is situated 23 kilometres north of the municipality of Jasper, and is a prominent landmark in the Athabasca Valley visible from Highway 16 and the Canadian. Its nearest higher peak is Cliff Mountain, 5.5 km (3.4 mi) to the west.[1] Gargoyle Mountain was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland for the fact a stream heads at the mountain, like a gargoyle or spout.[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 1956 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

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Gargoyle Mountain
Gargoyle Mountain seen from Highway 16
Highest point
Elevation2,693 m (8,835 ft) [1]>
Prominence361 m (1,184 ft) [1]
Coordinates53°06′06″N 118°09′25″W [2]
Geography
Gargoyle Mountain
Location of Gargoyle Mountain in Alberta
Gargoyle Mountain
Gargoyle Mountain (Canada)
LocationJasper National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83E/01
Geology
Type of rocksedimentary rock


Climate

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

See also

References
  1. "Gargoyle Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  2. "Gargoyle Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 56.
  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. 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.
Esplanade Mountain (left) and Gargoyle Mountain (center)
Gargoyle Mountain from Highway 16



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