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]
| Utopia Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Utopia Mountain seen from Sulphur Skyline | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,602 m (8,537 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 353 m (1,158 ft) |
| Parent peak | Violin Peak (2682 m)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53°05′50″N 117°46′08″W / 53.09722°N 117.76889°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Utopia Mountain Location in Alberta  Utopia Mountain Utopia Mountain (Canada) | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Miette Range |
| Topo map | NTS 83F4 Miette[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Moderate/Difficult Scramble[4] |
Climate
editBased 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Utopia Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ a b "Utopia Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ a b "Utopia Mountaina". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ Kane, Alan (2016). "Utopia Mountain". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. Kindle Edition. ISBN 978-1-77160-098-9.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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