Mount McGuire (Alberta)
| Mount McGuire | |
|---|---|
 Southeast aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,030 m (9,940 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 110 m (360 ft)[3] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°22′30″N 117°27′00″W / 52.37500°N 117.45000°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Mount McGuire Location in Alberta | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Parent range | Winston Churchill Range |
| Topo map | NTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak[4] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1971 by H.L. Fuhrer, B. Martin[1] |
| Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
Mount McGuire is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada.
The mountain was named in 1971 after Fenton John Alexander "Mickey" McGuire, who served as a warden in the park for 34 years and ended his career as chief park warden.[1]
Geology
Mount McGuire is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount McGuire is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Mount McGuire". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "Topographic map of Mount McGuire". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "Mount Guire". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
- ^ a b "Mount McGuire". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
- ^ 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.