Marmot Mountain
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Canadian Rockies
Marmot Mountain is a 2,608-metre (8,556-foot) mountain summit located in Alberta, Canada.
Description
Marmot Mountain is set within Jasper National Park, in the Trident Range of the Canadian Rockies. The town of Jasper is situated 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north and the Continental Divide is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the west. The nearest higher neighbor is Terminal Mountain, 3.1 km (1.9 mi) to the southwest.[4][2] Precipitation runoff from Marmot Mountain drains into Portal Creek and Whistlers Creek which are both tributaries of the Athabasca River. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 1,550 meters (5,085 feet) above the Athabasca Valley in six kilometers (3.7 miles). The mountain was named in 1916 and the toponym was officially adopted February 7, 1951, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3][2] The name refers to the marmot, which are large ground squirrels which inhabit the slopes. The Whistlers, Siffleur Mountain and Arctomys Peak also owe their names to the marmot, an indication that the animal was a favorite of the early explorers in Alberta.[5]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Marmot 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. This climate supports the Marmot Basin ski area on the eastern slopes.
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.[7]
See also
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- Geography of Alberta
Gallery
- Marmot's north aspect centered, seen from The Whistlers.
Mt. Edith Cavell to left, Throne Mountain to right. - Marmot's north aspect centered, seen from The Whistlers.
Peveril Peak is dark summit to right. - Marmot Mountain from The Whistlers
References
- ^ a b c "Marmot Mountain, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ a b c "Marmot Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ a b "Marmot Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "Marmot Mountain, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ Birrell, Dave (2000), 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 978-0-921102-65-6, p. 143
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
External links
- Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park
- Marmot Mountain: weather forecast
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