Lectern Peak

Lectern Peak
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation2,772 m (9,094 ft)[1][2]
Prominence206 m (676 ft)[1]
Parent peakAquila Mountain (2,840 m)[1]
Isolation0.83 km (0.52 mi)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°44′42″N 118°06′42″W / 52.74500°N 118.11167°W / 52.74500; -118.11167[3]
Geography
Lectern Peak is located in Alberta
Lectern Peak
Lectern Peak
Location in Alberta
Lectern Peak is located in Canada
Lectern Peak
Lectern Peak
Location in Canada
Map
Interactive map of Lectern Peak
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaJasper National Park
Parent rangeTrident Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes

Lectern Peak is a 2,772-metre (9,094-foot) mountain summit located in Alberta, Canada.

Description

Lectern Peak is set within Jasper National Park, in the Trident Range of the Canadian Rockies. The town of Jasper is situated 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the north and the Continental Divide is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the west. The nearest higher neighbor is Aquila Mountain, 1 km (0.62 mi) to the south.[1] The peak is visible from the Icefields Parkway to the east.[2] Precipitation runoff from Lectern Peak drains into Portal Creek and Astoria River which are both tributaries of the Athabasca River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 900 meters (2,950 feet) above the creek in two kilometers (1.2 mile). A partial ascent of the mountain was made in 1913 by Geoffrey E. Howard who named the peak for its resemblance to a church lectern.[4][5] He was accompanied by Arnold L. Mumm and Moritz Inderbinen on the expedition. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted March 5, 1935, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Lectern 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

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]

  • Lectern Peak, with the top of parent Aquila Mountain (left)
    Lectern Peak, with the top of parent Aquila Mountain (left)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Lectern Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  2. ^ a b "Lectern Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  3. ^ a b "Lectern Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  4. ^ Morrison Parsons Bridgland, Robert Douglas, Édouard Deville (1917), Description of & Guide to Jasper Park, Canada Department of the Interior
  5. ^ Howard Palmer, James Monroe Thorington (1921), A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada, American Alpine Club, p. 151
  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.
  7. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias