Utopia Mountain

Utopia Mountain is located in Alberta
Utopia Mountain
Utopia Mountain
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Utopia Mountain is located in Canada
Utopia Mountain
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LocationAlberta, CanadaParent rangeMiette RangeTopo mapNTS 83F4 Miette[3]ClimbingEasiest routeModerate/Difficult Scramble[4]

Utopia Mountain is a 2,602-metre (8,537-foot) mountain in the Miette Range of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.[2] It was named by Morrison P. Bridgland in 1916.[1] Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.[5]


Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Utopia Mountain is in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] 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 Utopia Mountain drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

See also

  • Geography of Alberta

References

  1. ^ a b "Utopia Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  2. ^ a b "Utopia Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  3. ^ a b "Utopia Mountaina". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  4. ^ Kane, Alan (2016). "Utopia Mountain". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. Kindle Edition. ISBN 978-1-77160-098-9.
  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. ^ 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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