Blackhorn Peak

Mountain in Alberta, Canada
Blackhorn Peak is located in Alberta
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Blackhorn Peak is located in Canada
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CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaProtected areaJasper National ParkParent rangeSouth Jasper RangesTopo mapNTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes[5]GeologyAge of rockCambrianType of rockSedimentary rockClimbingFirst ascent1926, Bradley B. Gilman

Blackhorn Peak is a 3,000-metre (9,800-foot) summit in Alberta, Canada.

Description

Blackhorn Peak is located within Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies. The town of Jasper is situated 27 kilometres (17 mi) to the north and the Continental Divide is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) to the west. The nearest higher neighbor is Throne Mountain, 1.57 km (0.98 mi) to the northeast.[4] Precipitation runoff from Blackhorn drains north into the Astoria River via Campus and Verdant creeks. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,290 m (4,230 ft) above the river in 2.5 km (1.6 mi).

History

The landform's descriptive name 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.[6][7] The first ascent of the summit was made in 1926 by Bradley Baldwin Gilman, R. Cleveland, and B.G. Jefferson.[8][9] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1935 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[5]

Geology

The mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[10]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Blackhorn is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[11] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).

See also

References

  1. ^ Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), "Canadian Mountain Place Names", Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765794, p. 44.
  2. ^ a b "Blackhorn Peak". peakvisor.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  3. ^ "Topographic map of Blackhorn Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  4. ^ a b c "Blackhorn Peak, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  5. ^ a b c "Blackhorn Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  6. ^ Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1991). Place Names of Alberta Volume I: Mountains, mountain parks, and foothills. University of Calgary Press. p. 24. ISBN 9780919813731.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Blackhorn Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  9. ^ "Bradley Baldwin Gilman, 1904-1987". American Alpine Journal. American Alpine Club. 1988. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  10. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  11. ^ 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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  • Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park
  • Blackhorn Peak: weather forecast
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