Roche Bonhomme

Roche Bonhomme is a 2,500-metre (8,200-foot) mountain summit located in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Colin Range, which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies.[3][2] The peak is situated 13 km (8.1 mi) northeast of the municipality of Jasper, and is a prominent landmark in the Athabasca Valley visible from Highway 16 and the Canadian. Its nearest higher peak is Grisette Mountain, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) to the east.[1] Roche Bonhomme was named in 1878 by George Munro Grant for the fact it has an anthropomorphic shape.[4] The French "Roche Bonhomme" translates to "Rock Fellow." The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1947 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2] Roche Bonhomme is composed of Permian and Carboniferous strata topped by darker Triassic siltstone of the Sulphur Mountain Formation.[5]

Roche Bonhomme
Roche Bonhomme
Highest point
Elevation2,500 m (8,200 ft) [1]>
Prominence160 m (520 ft) [1]
Coordinates52°56′41″N 117°56′36″W [2]
Geography
Roche Bonhomme
Location of Roche Bonhomme in Alberta
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Roche Bonhomme (Canada)
LocationJasper National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent rangeColin Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83C/13
Geology
Type of rocksedimentary rock
Roche Bonhomme

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Roche Bonhomme 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. In terms of favorable weather, June through September are the best months to climb. Precipitation runoff from Roche Bonhomme flows into tributaries of the Maligne River which in turn is a tributary of the Athabasca River.

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See also

References
  1. "Roche Bonhomme". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  2. "Roche Bonhomme". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  3. "Roche Bonhomme, Alberta". Peakbagger.com.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 22.
  5. Roche BonhommePeakFinder
  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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