Mount Engelhard
Mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
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Mount Engelhard is a 3,270-metre (10,730-foot) mountain summit located between the Athabasca River valley and Sunwapta River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Engelhard lies one kilometre northwest of Mount Cromwell, and three km NNE of the east summit of Stutfield Peak.[3] The mountain was named in 1966 after Georgia Engelhard, an American who climbed for 15 years in the Canadian Rockies.[1]
| Mount Engelhard | |
|---|---|
NE face of Mt. Engelhard | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,270 m (10,730 ft)[1][2][3] |
| Prominence | 210 m (690 ft)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Cromwell (3330 m)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°16′31″N 117°24′25″W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Engelhard Location in Alberta  Mount Engelhard Location in Canada | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Jasper National Park |
| Parent range | Winston Churchill Range[4][2] |
| Topo map | NTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak[4] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1930 |
| Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
The first ascent was made in 1930 by W. Hainsworth, J.F. Lehmann, M.M. Strumia, and N.D. Waffl.[1][2]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Engelhard is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.
Gallery
Mount Engelhard seen from the Icefields Parkway
