Mount Charlton (Canada)

Mount Charlton is a 3,217-metre (10,554-foot) mountain summit located on the west side of Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Unwin, 1.2 kilometres (0.75 miles) to the west.[1]

Mount Charlton
Highest point
Elevation3,217 m (10,554 ft) [1]
Prominence197 m (646 ft) [1]
Parent peakMount Unwin (3268 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°36′43″N 117°30′40″W [1]
Geography
Mount Charlton
Location in Alberta
Mount Charlton
Mount Charlton (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeQueen Elizabeth Ranges
Canadian Rockies
Climbing
First ascent1921 W.R. Hainsworth, M.M. Strumia

History

The peak was named in 1911 by Mary Schäffer for H. R. Charlton, a railroad official who served with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway as the General Advertising Agent.[2]

The first ascent was made in 1921 by W.R. Hainsworth and M.M. Strumia.[3]

The mountain's name was made official in 1947 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Charlton is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 degrees Celsius (−4 degrees Fahrenheit) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). Precipitation runoff from Mount Charlton drains into the Maligne River, which is a tributary of the Athabasca River.

See also

References
  1. "Mount Charlton". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  2. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 32.
  3. Mount Charlton PeakFinder
  4. "Mount Charlton". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  5. 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.
Maligne Lake with Mount Charlton right of center with Mount Unwin


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