Stutfield Peak

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Stutfield Peak
Stutfield's East Peak seen from the Skywalk area
Highest point
Elevation3,450 m (11,320 ft)[1]
Prominence290 m (950 ft)[2]
Parent peakNorth Twin Peak (3730 m)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°14′18″N 117°24′27″W / 52.23833°N 117.40750°W / 52.23833; -117.40750[3]
Geography
Stutfield Peak is located in Alberta
Stutfield Peak
Stutfield Peak
Location in Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Parent rangeWinston Churchill Range
Topo mapNTS 83C3 Columbia Icefield[3]
Climbing
First ascent1927 by Alfred J. Ostheimer, guided by Hans Fuhrer[1][2]
Easiest routerock/snow climb

Stutfield Peak is a mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is located at the northern end of the Columbia Icefield, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north-west from Mount Kitchener, in the Winston Churchill Range of the Canadian Rockies. The peak has two summits - Stutfield East and Stutfield West - and is therefore sometimes referred to as The Stutfields. The West peak is higher than the East peak by 50 m (164 ft).[1]

In 1899, mountaineer J. Norman Collie named the mountain after Hugh Stutfield, who climbed with Collie during his exploration of the Canadian Rockies.[1]

Stufield Glacier was also named after Hugh Stutfield, and flows southeast from the peak, in the Columbia Icefield.

Based on the Köppen climate classification, it is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).

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