Manx Peak

Manx Peak
Manx Peak seen from The Whistlers.
Highest point
Elevation3,044 m (9,987 ft)[1][2]
Prominence374 m (1,227 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Estella (3069 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°46′39″N 118°11′30″W / 52.77750°N 118.19167°W / 52.77750; -118.19167[3]
Geography
Manx Peak is located in Alberta
Manx Peak
Manx Peak
Location in Alberta
Manx Peak is located in Canada
Manx Peak
Manx Peak
Location in Canada
Map
Interactive map of Manx Peak
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaJasper National Park
Parent rangeTrident Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83D16 Jasper[3]
Climbing
First ascent1919 R.T. Chamberlin, B. Herzberg[1]

Manx Peak is a 3,044-metre (9,987 ft) mountain summit located in Jasper National Park, in the Trident Range of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The town of Jasper is situated 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) to the north-northeast. Circus Valley lies at the south side of the mountain, and the northeast aspect towers above the head of the valley of Whistlers Creek. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Estella, 1.8 km (1.1 mi) to the southwest, and Terminal Mountain lies 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the east. The peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to the Jurassic periods and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[4]

History

The peak was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland because the shape of the contours of the mountain resemble the triskelion in the flag of the Isle of Man, the home of the Manx people.[5] Bridgland (1878–1948), was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.[6]

The first ascent of Manx Peak was made in 1919 by R.T. Chamberlin and B. Herzberg.[1]

This mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1951 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Manx Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). Precipitation runoff from Manx Peak drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

  • Terminal Mountain (left) and Manx Peak (upper right) seen from The Whistlers
    Terminal Mountain (left) and Manx Peak (upper right) seen from The Whistlers
  • Terminal Mountain (left) and Manx Peak
    Terminal Mountain (left) and Manx Peak
  • South aspect of Manx Peak centered at top, viewed from Mt. Edith Cavell
    South aspect of Manx Peak centered at top, viewed from Mt. Edith Cavell

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Manx Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Manx Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  3. ^ a b c "Manx Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  4. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  5. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 84.
  6. ^ MacLaren, I.S. (2005). Mapper of Mountains M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies 1902-1930. With Eric Higgs, Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux. Edmonton, AB: The University of Alberta Press. ISBN 0-88864-456-6.
  7. ^ 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.