Mount McGuire | |
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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 | |
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]
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]
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.
Mount McGuire | |
---|---|
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 | |
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]
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]
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.