Oldhorn Mountain is a 3,000-metre (9,843-foot) summit in Alberta, Canada.[5]
| Oldhorn Mountain | |
|---|---|
 North aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,000 m (9,843 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 760 m (2,493 ft)[3] |
| Parent peak | Majestic Mountain (3,086 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 3.95 km (2.45 mi)[3] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°41′23″N 118°10′41″W / 52.68972°N 118.17806°W[4] |
| Geography | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Jasper National Park |
| Parent range | Trident Range Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cambrian |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary rock |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1924 |
Description edit
Oldhorn Mountain is located within Jasper National Park, in the Trident Range of the Canadian Rockies. The town of Jasper is situated 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the north-northeast and the Continental Divide is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the west. The nearest higher neighbor is Throne Mountain, 3.95 km (2.45 mi) to the southeast.[3] Precipitation runoff from Oldhorn drains south into the Astoria River and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,320 meters (4,330 feet) above the river in two kilometers (1.2 mile).
History edit
The landform was named in 1916 by William Pittman Hinton (1871–1955), who attributed the shape of the mountain to that of a horn.[5] The Oldhorn name appeared in print in the 1921 guidebook, "A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada".[6] The first ascent of the summit was made in 1924 by Lawrence Coolidge, George Higginson, and Joe Johnson, with guide Alfred Streich.[5][7] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on March 5, 1935, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]
Geology edit
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.[8] Specifically, it is Gog quartzite overlaying eroded shale of the Miette Group.[9] Rockslides on the south slope of the mountain have collected into heaps of talus which have been invaded by interstitial ice, thereby turning them into rock glaciers that slowly creep downhill into the Astoria Valley.[9]
Climate edit
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Oldhorn 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 edit
References edit
- ^ Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), "Canadian Mountain Place Names", Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765794, p. 190.
- ^ a b "Oldhorn Mountain, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ a b c "Oldhorn Mountain, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ a b "Oldhorn Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ a b c "Oldhorn Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ Howard Palmer, James Monroe Thorington (1921), A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada, American Alpine Club, p. 151.
- ^ Lawrence Coolidge, 1905-1950 Americanalpineclub.org (1950)
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
- ^ a b Chris Yorath, Ben Gadd (2017), Of Rocks, Mountains and Jasper: A Visitor's Guide To The Geology Of Jasper National Park, Dundurn Press, ISBN 9781459736122, p. 150.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park
- Oldhorn Mountain: weather forecast