Mount Campion

Mount Campion
Mount Campion is located in Alberta
Mount Campion
Mount Campion
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation2,484 m (8,150 ft)[1][2]
Prominence518 m (1,699 ft)[2]
Parent peakMount Hunter (2607 m)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates53°36′07″N 118°24′04″W / 53.60194°N 118.40111°W / 53.60194; -118.40111[2]
Geography
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeHoff Range[2]
Topo map83E/09[2]

Mount Campion is a mountain in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Jasper National Park. The peak of Mount Campion is 2,484 metres (8,150 ft) above sea level. The terrain around Mount Campion is mainly hilly. The highest point in the vicinity is 2,575 metres above sea level, 3.1 km south of Mount Campion. The region around Mount Campion is almost uninhabited, with less than two inhabitants per square kilometre. There are no communities in the immediate vicinity. In the area around Mount Campion grows in mainly pine forests. The neighborhood is included in geography. The average annual temperature in the area is-4 °C. The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is 9 °C, and the coldest is February, with-13 °C.[3]

Named after Cpl./Sgt. George Alexander Campion who was killed after the battle of the Hitler Line In Italy during the Second World War, May 23, 1944. Born in Tofield, Alberta January 23, 1911 son of Adolphe Campion (grandson of Cuthbert Grant) and Esther Dumont ( great niece to Gabriel Dumont).[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

References

  1. ^ "Mount Campion". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Mount Campion". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ^ Mount Campion hos GeoNames.Org (cc-by); post uppdaterad 2006-01-18; databasdump nerladdad 2015-12-29
  4. ^ "George Alexander Campion". The Canadian Virtual War Memorial. Veteran Affairs Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density". NASA/SEDAC. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  6. ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  7. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  8. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". NASA/MODIS. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
Stub icon

This article related to a mountain, mountain range, or peak in Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This Alberta location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.