Mount Greenock
Mount Greenock is a 2,073-metre (6,801 ft) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.[2] It is situated in the De Smet Range of the Canadian Rockies. It was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland after Greenock, in Scotland.[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 1956 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]
| Mount Greenock | |
|---|---|
 Mount Greenock seen from Highway 16 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,073 m (6,801 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53°06′18″N 118°05′17″W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Greenock Location of Mount Greenock in Alberta  Mount Greenock Mount Greenock (Canada) | |
| Location | Jasper National Park Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | De Smet Range Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 83E1 Snaring River[2] |
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Greenock 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. Precipitation runoff from Mount Greenock drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.
See also
References
- "Mount Greenock, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- "Mount Greenock". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 60.
- 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.