Mushroom Peak

Mushroom Peak
Mushroom Peak, south aspect, seen from Icefields Parkway
Highest point
Elevation3,210 m (10,530 ft)[1][2][3]
Prominence270 m (890 ft)[2]
Parent peakDiadem Peak (3371 m)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°18′42″N 117°23′50″W / 52.31167°N 117.39722°W / 52.31167; -117.39722[4]
Geography
Mushroom Peak is located in Alberta
Mushroom Peak
Mushroom Peak
Location in Alberta
Map
Interactive map of Mushroom Peak
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeWinston Churchill Range
Topo mapNTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak[4]
Climbing
First ascent1947 by Noel E. Odell
Easiest routerock/snow climb

Mushroom Peak is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River valley of Alberta, Canada's Jasper National Park, lying just over a kilometre east of Diadem Peak. The mountain was named in 1947 by Noel E. Odell who made the first ascent (solo). Upon reaching the summit, he found that the dark limestone rocks there resembled mushrooms.[1][2] The mountain can be seen from the Icefields Parkway.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mushroom Peak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Sunwapta River which is a tributary of the Athabasca River.

Geology

Mushroom Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[6]

  • Mushroom Peak's north face
    Mushroom Peak's north face
  • Mushroom Peak (left) seen with Diadem Peak (right) from the Icefields Parkway
    Mushroom Peak (left) seen with Diadem Peak (right) from the Icefields Parkway

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mushroom Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mushroom Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  3. ^ "Topographic map of Mushroom Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  4. ^ a b "Mushroom Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  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.
  6. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias