Beacon Peak

Mountain in Alberta, Canada
Beacon Peak is located in Alberta
Beacon Peak
Beacon Peak
Location in Alberta
CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaProtected areaJasper National ParkParent rangePark RangesTopo mapNTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes[4]ClimbingFirst ascent1921 by Interprovincial Boundary Commission[1]

Beacon Peak is a summit in Alberta, Canada.[4]

Beacon Peak was named for the fact it stood as a landmark or "beacon".[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Beacon Peak 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Beacon Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Beacon Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  3. ^ a b "Beacon Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  4. ^ a b c "Beacon Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  5. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 16 – via babel.hathitrust.org.
  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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