Mount Peskett

Mount Peskett is a 3,124-metre (10,249-foot) mountain summit located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of Alberta, Canada. Mount Peskett is situated in the Canadian Rockies on the northern boundary the Siffleur Wilderness Area. Its nearest higher peaks are Mount Loudon, 3.7 km (2.3 mi) to the south, and Siffleur Mountain 3.7 km to the southeast.[1] Mount Peskett can be seen from Highway 11, the David Thompson Highway. Precipitation runoff from the mountain flows north via Loudon Creek and Spreading Creek which are both tributaries of the North Saskatchewan River.

Mount Peskett
Mount Peskett
Highest point
Elevation3,124 m (10,249 ft) [1]
Prominence122 m (400 ft) [1]
Parent peakMount Loudon (3221 m)[1]
Coordinates51°56′52″N 116°27′25″W [2]
Geography
Mount Peskett
Location of Mount Peskett in Alberta
Mount Peskett
Mount Peskett (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeMurchison Group
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N/16
Geology
Type of rockSedimentary
Climbing
First ascent1970 Leo Grillmair, W.L. Putman, D. Von Hennig[1]
Easiest routeScrambling[1]

History

The peak was named by Len Siemens in 1968 after Reverend Louis W. Peskett (1931-1966), a director of Youth for Christ who was killed by a falling rock in the vicinity of nearby Mount Cline.[3][4]

The mountain's name became official in 1968 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

The first ascent was made in 1970 by Leo Grillmair, W.L. Putman, and D. Von Hennig.[3]

Geology

Mount Peskett is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods that was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Peskett 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.

See also

References
  1. "Mount Peskett". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  2. "Mount Peskett". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  3. Mount Peskett PeakFinder
  4. W., Boles, Glen (2006). Canadian mountain place names : the Rockies and Columbia Mountains. Laurilla, Roger W., 1959-, Putnam, William Lowell., Putnam, William Lowell. Place names of the Canadian Alps. Calgary, Alta.: Rocky Mountain Books. ISBN 9781894765794. OCLC 244770225.
  5. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  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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