Cinquefoil Mountain

Cinquefoil Mountain is a 2,256 m (7,402 ft) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.[2] It is situated in the Jacques Range of the Canadian Rockies. Cinquefoil Mountain was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland on account of cinquefoil in the area.[3] Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.[4] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1928 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[5]

Cinquefoil Mountain
Cinquefoil Mountain seen from Highway 16
Highest point
Elevation2,256 m (7,402 ft) [1]
Prominence31 m (102 ft)
Coordinates53°03′17″N 117°59′57″W 
Geography
Cinquefoil Mountain
Location of Cinquefoil Mountain in Alberta
Cinquefoil Mountain
Cinquefoil Mountain (Canada)
LocationJasper National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent rangeJacques Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83F/04

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cinquefoil Mountain is located 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. Precipitation runoff from Cinquefoil Mountain drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

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See also

References
  1. "Cinquefoil Mountain, Alberta". Peakbagger.com.
  2. "Cinquefoil Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 34.
  4. Mapper of Mountains M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies 1902-1930, Author I.S. MacLaren, The University of Alberta Press, ISBN 0-88864-456-6
  5. "Cinquefoil Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  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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