Mount Cumnock is a 2,438 m (7,999 ft) mountain summit located in Jasper National Park of Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the De Smet Range of the Canadian Rockies. Mount Cumnock was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland after Cumnock, 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] Its nearest higher peak is Mount Haultain, 7.5 km (4.7 mi) to the west.[1]
| Mount Cumnock | |
|---|---|
  Mount Cumnock Location of Mount Cumnock in Alberta  Mount Cumnock Mount Cumnock (Canada) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,438 m (7,999 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 624 m (2,047 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53°10′24″N 118°11′02″W / 53.17333°N 118.18389°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Jasper National Park Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | De Smet Range Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 83E1 Snaring River[2] |
Climate
editBased on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Cumnock 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 Cumnock drains into Snake Indian River which is a tributary of the Athabasca River.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Mount Cumnock, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ a b c "Mount Cumnock". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 40.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Mount Cumnock photo Flickr
- Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park
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