Terminal Mountain
Terminal Mountain seen from The Whistlers.
Highest point
Elevation2,835 m (9,301 ft)[1] [2]
Prominence105 m (344 ft)[3]
Parent peakManx Peak (3,044 m)[3]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°46′42″N 118°09′37″W / 52.77833°N 118.16028°W / 52.77833; -118.16028[4]
Geography
Terminal Mountain is located in Alberta
Terminal Mountain
Terminal Mountain
Location of Terminal Mountain in Alberta
Terminal Mountain is located in Canada
Terminal Mountain
Terminal Mountain
Terminal Mountain (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaJasper National Park
Parent rangeTrident Range, Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83D16 Jasper[4]

Terminal Mountain is a 2,835-metre (9,301 ft) mountain summit located in Jasper National Park, in the Trident Range of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The town of Jasper is situated 12 kilometers to the north-northeast. Terminal Mountain forms the west buttress of Marmot Pass, and the east buttress is formed by Marmot Mountain, home of the Marmot Basin alpine ski area. Peveril Peak rises to the south across Circus Valley, and the north side towers above the valley of Whistlers Creek. The nearest higher neighbor is Manx Peak, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the west.

History

The descriptive name Terminal was applied in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland (1878-1948), a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.[5] It appeared as Mt. Terminal, 9300 feet, in a 1921 book, "A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada."[2] The mountain's present toponym was officially adopted in 1951 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]

Climate

Terminal Mountain

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Terminal Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Terminal Mountain drains to the Athabasca River.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Topographic map of Terminal Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  2. 1 2 Palmer, Howard; Thorington, J. Monroe (1921). A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada (First ed.). American Alpine Club. p. 152.
  3. 1 2 "Terminal Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  4. 1 2 3 "Terminal Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  5. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 124.
  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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