Siffleur Mountain

Siffleur Mountain
Siffleur Mountain
	Siffleur Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	3,129 m (10,266 ft)[1]
Prominence	386 m (1,266 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Mount Loudon (3221 m)[1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	51°55′56″N 116°24′32″W[2]
Naming
English translation	Whistler
Language of name	French
Geography
	Siffleur Mountain Location of Siffleur Mountain in Alberta Siffleur Mountain Siffleur Mountain (Canada)
Location	Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Murchison Group; Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82N16 Siffleur River[2]
Geology
Type of rock	Sedimentary
Climbing
First ascent	1924[1]
Easiest route	Scrambling[1]

Siffleur Mountain is a 3,129-metre (10,266 ft) mountain summit located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of Alberta, Canada. Siffleur Mountain is situated in the Siffleur Wilderness Area of the Canadian Rockies.[1] Its nearest higher peak is Mount Loudon, 3 km (1.9 mi) to the southwest.[1] The mountain can be seen from Highway 11, the David Thompson Highway. Precipitation runoff from Siffleur Mountain flows north via Loudon Creek and Siffleur River.

History

Like the Siffleur Wilderness Area and Siffleur River, the mountain's name was chosen by James Hector in 1858 for the shrill whistles of the marmot which inhabit the area.[3][4]

The mountain's name became official in 1924 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

The first ascent was made in 1924 by Morrison P. Bridgland.[3] Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who climbed and named many peaks in the Canadian Rockies.[5]

Geology

Siffleur Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods that was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Siffleur Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

References

"Siffleur Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
"Siffleur Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
"Siffleur Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 116.
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.
Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
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.

Gallery

Siffleur Mountain (left) seen with Mount Peskett (right)
Siffleur Mountain in 2007

External links

Etymology: Wiktionary
Weather: Siffleur Mountain

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[bivouac-1] "Siffleur Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-02.

[cgndb-2] "Siffleur Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-02.

[pf-3] "Siffleur Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-01.

[4] Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 116.

[MacLaren-5] 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.

[gadd-6] Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias

[Peel-7] 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.