Grisette Mountain
Grisette Mountain seen from The Whistlers
Highest point
Elevation2,620 m (8,600 ft)[1]
Prominence240 m (790 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Dromore (2660 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°56′44″N 117°55′48″W / 52.94556°N 117.93000°W / 52.94556; -117.93000[2]
Geography
Grisette Mountain is located in Alberta
Grisette Mountain
Grisette Mountain
Location of Grisette Mountain in Alberta
Grisette Mountain is located in Canada
Grisette Mountain
Grisette Mountain
Grisette Mountain (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaJasper National Park
Parent rangeColin Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83C13 Medicine Lake[2]
Geology
Type of rockLimestone

Grisette Mountain is a 2,620-metre (8,600 ft) mountain summit located in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Colin Range, which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies.[3] The peak is situated 14 km (8.7 mi) northeast 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 Mount Dromore, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) to the east.[1]

Grisette Mountain was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland for its gray colored limestone.[4] Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.[5] The French word gris translates to gray.[6] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1947 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2][6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Grisette Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] 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 Grisette Mountain flows into tributaries of the Maligne River and Rocky River, which are both tributaries of the Athabasca River.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Grisette Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  2. 1 2 3 "Grisette Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  3. ↑ "Grisette Mountain, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  4. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 60.
  5. ↑ MacLaren, I.S. (2005). Mapper of Mountains M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies 1902-1930. With Eric Higgs, Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux. Edmonton, AB: The University of Alberta Press. ISBN 0-88864-456-6.
  6. 1 2 "Grisette Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  7. ↑ 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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