Mount Hardisty
Mount Hardisty is a 2,716 m (8,911 ft) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Kerkeslin, 6.0 km (3.7 mi) to the south. Both mountains are part of the Maligne Range and are visible from the Icefields Parkway.
History
The mountain was named by James Hector in 1859 for Richard Hardisty (1831–1889), Chief factor at Rocky Mountain House, and later the first Metis Senator in Canada.
The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1912 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
Geology
Mount Hardisty is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Hardisty is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Hardisty drains into the Athabasca River.
See also
References
- ^ "Mount Hardisty". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ "Mount Hardisty". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 62. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "Mount Hardisty, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "Mount Hardisty". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
- ^ 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.
External links
- Weather forecast: Mount Hardisty
- Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park
Gallery
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Hardisty (left) and Kerkeslin (right) at sunset -
Mount Hardisty from Icefields Parkway -
Mount Hardisty from Icefields Parkway
