Peveril Peak is a 2,686-metre (8,812-foot) mountain summit located in Alberta, Canada.
| Peveril Peak | |
|---|---|
 Northeast aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,686 m (8,812 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 256 m (840 ft)[2] |
| Parent peak | Majestic Mountain (3,086 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 2.57 km (1.60 mi)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°45′24″N 118°09′01″W / 52.75667°N 118.15028°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Peveril Peak Location of Peveril Peak in Alberta  Peveril Peak Peveril Peak (Canada) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Jasper National Park |
| Parent range | Trident Range Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 83D16 Jasper |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1926 |
| Easiest route | Scrambling |
Description edit
Peveril Peak is set within Jasper National Park, in the Trident Range of the Canadian Rockies. The town of Jasper is situated 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) to the north and the Continental Divide is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the west. The nearest higher neighbor is Terminal Mountain, 2.57 km (1.60 mi) to the north.[2] The peak is visible from the Icefields Parkway to the east.[4] Precipitation runoff from Peveril Peak drains into Portal Creek, a tributary of the Athabasca River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 850 meters (2,790 feet) above the creek in one kilometer (0.6 mile).
History edit
The summit was first reached in 1926 by Bradley B. Gilman and his crew, who called it "Portal Peak."[1][5] The peak was named in 1932 after Sir Walter Scott's 1823 novel Peveril of the Peak, and in turn the title refers to Peveril Castle.[1][4] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted February 7, 1951, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]
Climate edit
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Peveril Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.
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.[7]
See also edit
Gallery edit
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South aspect -
Peveril Peak (centered) with Oldhorn Mountain (behind, right) viewed from The Whistlers.
References edit
- ^ a b c Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), "Canadian Mountain Place Names", Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765794, p. 199.
- ^ a b c d "Peveril Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ a b "Peveril Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ a b "Peveril Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ The American Alpine News Issues 176-199 (1986), American Alpine Club, p. 17.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
External links edit
- Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park
- Peveril Peak: weather forecast
- Climbing Peveril Peak: Giantsgate.com
- Bradley Baldwin Gilman in memoriam: Americanalpineclub.org