Mount Lowell

Mount Lowell is a 3,150 metres (10,330 ft) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The name has not been officially adopted yet for this peak. It is situated at the head of Fryatt Creek Valley on the same high ridge as Mount Christie, Xerxes Peak, and Brussels Peak which is the nearest higher peak, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the north.[1] Mount Lowell can be seen from the Icefields Parkway.

Mount Lowell
Mount Lowell seen from Fryatt Valley area
Highest point
Elevation3,150 m (10,330 ft) [1]
Prominence370 m (1,210 ft) [1]
Parent peakBrussels Peak (3161 m)[1]
Coordinates52°30′15″N 117°49′56″W [1]
Geography
Mount Lowell
Location of Mount Lowell in Alberta
Mount Lowell
Mount Lowell (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83C/12
Geology
Type of rockSedimentary
Climbing
First ascent1927 Alfred Ostheimer[2]
Easiest routeMountaineering via South Ridge[1]
Mt. Christie (left), Brussels Peak (center), Mt. Lowell (right)

History

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1927 by Alfred Ostheimer with guides Hans Fuhrer and J. Weber.[2] Alfred Ostheimer named the peak after A. Lawrence Lowell who was a mountaineer and the president of Harvard University when Ostheimer climbed it.[2]

Geology

Mount Lowell is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods, then pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Lowell is located in a subarctic climate with long, cold, snowy winters, and short mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below -20°C with wind chill factors below -30°C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Lowell drains into Fryatt Creek and Lick Creek, both tributaries of the Athabasca River.

See also

References
  1. "Mount Lowell". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  2. Mount Lowell PeakFinder
  3. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. 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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