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Hilda Peak
Hilda Peak
	Hilda Peak (center) with Mount Athabasca (left)
Highest point
Elevation	3,058 m (10,033 ft)
Prominence	238 m (781 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Athabasca (3491 m)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°14′22″N 117°10′39″W / 52.23944°N 117.17750°W
Geography
	Hilda Peak Location in Alberta Hilda Peak Location in Canada
	Interactive map of Hilda Peak
Location	Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 83C3 Columbia Icefield
Climbing
First ascent	1938 E. Brooks, H. Brooks, R. Cross, W. Marples
Easiest route	Scramble

Hilda Peak is a 3,058-metre (10,033-foot) mountain summit located at the northern extreme of Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The nearest higher peak is Mount Athabasca, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the southwest.^[1] Hilda Peak is situated south of Sunwapta Pass and can be prominently seen from the Icefields Parkway. The Hilda Glacier lies to the south side of the peak, and the Boundary Glacier lies to the west.

History

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1938 by E. Brooks, H. Brooks, R. Cross, and W. Marples.^[1] The mountain was named Hilda Peak in 1938.^[3]

The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1985 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[2]

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Hilda Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.^[4] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Hilda Peak 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. Precipitation runoff from Hilda Peak drains east into Hilda Creek, thence Nigel Creek, tributaries of the North Saskatchewan River.

Gallery

Hilda (right) with Mt. Athabasca (left)
North aspect
Hilda (right) seen from the Icefields Parkway
Mt. Athabasca (left) and Hilda Peak (right)
Hilda Peak (left), Mt. Athabasca (center), Mt. Andromeda (right) from the north
View from Parker Ridge showing Mount Athabasca (left edge), Hilda Peak, Sunwapta Pass and Icefields Parkway.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Hilda Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hilda Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
^ "Hilda Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
^ Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.