Utopia Mountain

Utopia Mountain is a 2,602-metre (8,537-foot) mountain located 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.[3] Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.[4]

Utopia Mountain
Utopia Mountain seen from Sulphur Skyline
Highest point
Elevation2,602 m (8,537 ft) [1]
Prominence353 m (1,158 ft)
Coordinates53°05′48″N 117°46′05″W 
Geography
Utopia Mountain
Location in Alberta
Utopia Mountain
Utopia Mountain (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeMiette Range
Topo mapNTS 83F/04
Climbing
Easiest routeScrambling Routes

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Utopia Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] 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.

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See also

References
  1. PeakFinder
  2. Utopia Mountain
  3. Peakfinder
  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. 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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