Mount Jellicoe

Mountain in the country of Canada
Mount Jellicoe is located in Alberta
Mount Jellicoe
Mount Jellicoe
Location of Mount Jellicoe in Alberta
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Mount Jellicoe is located in Canada
Mount Jellicoe
Mount Jellicoe
Mount Jellicoe (Canada)
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LocationPeter Lougheed Provincial Park
Alberta, CanadaParent rangeSpray Mountains
Canadian RockiesTopo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[2]GeologyAge of rockCambrianType of rockSedimentary rockClimbingFirst ascent1922 E.W. Crawford, W. Gillespie, M.D. Geddes, M.P. Hendrie, N.D.B. Hendrie[3]Easiest routeScramble

Mount Jellicoe is a 3,075-metre (10,089-foot) mountain summit located in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Smith-Dorrien, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the north.[1] The Haig Glacier lies below the west aspect of Jellicoe, and the Smith-Dorrien Glacier lies to the north. The Continental Divide is 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the west.

Like so many of the mountains in Kananaskis Country, Mount Jellicoe received its name from the persons and ships involved in the 1916 Battle of Jutland, the only major sea battle of the First World War.[4]

History

Mount Jellicoe was named in 1918 to honor Admiral of the Fleet John R. Jellicoe (1859–1935), the commander of the British Grand Fleet who led the Royal Navy into the Battle of Jutland in World War I.[5]

The first ascent of the peak was made in 1922 by E.W. Crawford, W. Gillespie, M.D. Geddes, M.P. Hendrie, and N.D.B. Hendrie.[3]

The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1924 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

Mt. Jellicoe, south aspect

Geology

Mount Jellicoe is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Jellicoe 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, July through September are the best months to climb. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into headwaters of the Upper Kananaskis River.

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References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Jellicoe". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Jellicoe". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Jellicoe". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  4. ^ Battle of Jutland Alberta Historic Places
  5. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 69.
  6. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  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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Mount French Mount Smith-Dorrien
Mount Robertson
Haig Glacier
Mount Jellicoe
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