Majestic Mountain (Alberta)

Majestic Mountain is a 3,086-metre (10,125-foot) summit in Alberta, Canada.

Majestic Mountain
Southeast aspect, from Mt. Edith Cavell
Highest point
Elevation3,086 m (10,125 ft)[1][2]
Prominence1,120 m (3,675 ft)[3]
Parent peakRedoubt Peak (3,115 m)[4]
Isolation9.45 km (5.87 mi)[3]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°45′27″N 118°12′56″W[5]
Geography
Majestic Mountain is located in Alberta
Majestic Mountain
Majestic Mountain
Location of Majestic Mountain in Alberta
Majestic Mountain is located in Canada
Majestic Mountain
Majestic Mountain
Majestic Mountain (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaJasper National Park
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Trident Range[3]
Topo mapNTS 83D16 Jasper
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1926

Description

Majestic Mountain is located within Jasper National Park and is the highest point of the Trident Range in the Canadian Rockies.[3] The town of Jasper is situated 17 kilometres (11 mi) to the northeast and the Continental Divide is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) to the west. The nearest higher neighbor is Redoubt Peak, 9 km (5.6 mi) to the southwest.[3] Precipitation runoff from Majestic Mountain's east slope drains to the Athabasca River via Portal Creek and the west slope drains to the Miette River via Meadow Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,100 metres (3,609 feet) above Circus Valley in 2.5 kilometres (1.55 mile).

Majestic Mountain (left) and Mount Estella (right)

History

The first ascent of the summit was made in 1915 by Morrison P. Bridgland.[6][7] The mountain's name was also applied in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland, a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in this area and was impressed by this one.[1] The "Mt. Majestic" name appeared in the publication of a climbing guide book in 1921, which identified the peak as the highest in the Trident group.[8] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1951 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[5]

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.[9]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Majestic Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[10] Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

See also

References
  1. Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), "Canadian Mountain Place Names", Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765794, p. 164.
  2. "Majestic Mountain, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  3. "Majestic Mountain, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  4. "Majestic Mountain - 10,137' AB". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  5. "Majestic Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  6. 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.
  7. Majestic Mountain, cdnrockiesdatabases.ca, Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  8. Howard Palmer, James Monroe Thorington, A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada, (1921), p. 152.
  9. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  10. 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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