Manx Peak

Manx Peak
Manx Peak
	Manx Peak seen from The Whistlers.
Highest point
Elevation	3,044 m (9,987 ft)
Prominence	374 m (1,227 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Estella (3069 m)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°46′39″N 118°11′30″W / 52.77750°N 118.19167°W
Geography
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Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Protected area	Jasper National Park
Parent range	Trident Range; Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 83D16 Jasper
Climbing
First ascent	1919 R.T. Chamberlin, B. Herzberg

Manx Peak is a 3,044-metre (9,987 ft) mountain summit located in Jasper National Park, in the Trident Range of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The town of Jasper is situated 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) to the north-northeast. Circus Valley lies at the south side of the mountain, and the northeast aspect towers above the head of the valley of Whistlers Creek. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Estella, 1.8 km (1.1 mi) to the southwest, and Terminal Mountain lies 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the east. The peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to the Jurassic periods and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[4]

History

The peak was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland because the shape of the contours of the mountain resemble the triskelion in the flag of the Isle of Man, the home of the Manx people.^[5] Bridgland (1878–1948), was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.^[6]

The first ascent of Manx Peak was made in 1919 by R.T. Chamberlin and B. Herzberg.^[1]

This mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1951 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Manx Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[7] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). Precipitation runoff from Manx Peak drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

Gallery

Terminal Mountain (left) and Manx Peak (upper right) seen from The Whistlers
Terminal Mountain (left) and Manx Peak
South aspect of Manx Peak centered at top, viewed from Mt. Edith Cavell

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Manx Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
^ "Topographic map of Manx Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Manx Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 84.
^ MacLaren, I.S. (2005). Mapper of Mountains M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies 1902-1930. With Eric Higgs, Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux. Edmonton, AB: The University of Alberta Press. ISBN 0-88864-456-6.
^ 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.