Cairngorm (Alberta)

Cairngorm
Cairngorm
	Southeast aspect, centered
Highest point
Elevation	2,610 m (8,563 ft)
Prominence	230 m (755 ft)
Isolation	1.61 km (1.00 mi)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°55′59″N 118°11′27″W / 52.93306°N 118.19083°W
Geography
	Cairngorm Location of Cairngorm in Alberta Cairngorm Cairngorm (Canada)
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Protected area	Jasper National Park
Parent range	Victoria Cross Ranges; Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 83D16 Jasper

Cairngorm is a 2,610-metre (8,563 ft) mountain located in Alberta, Canada.

Description[edit]

Cairngorm is set within Jasper National Park, in the Victoria Cross Ranges of the Canadian Rockies. The town of Jasper is situated 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the southeast and Pyramid Mountain is 3.45 kilometres (2.14 mi) to the northeast.^[1] The peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to the Jurassic periods which was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[4] Precipitation runoff from Cairngorm drains into tributaries of the Miette, Snaring and Athabasca rivers. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 1,430 meters (4,690 feet) above Pyramid Lake in six kilometers (3.7 miles).

History[edit]

The mountain was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland after the Cairngorms, a mountain range in the Scottish Highlands associated with the mountain Cairn Gorm.^[2]^[5] Bridgland (1878–1948), was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.^[6] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted February 7, 1951, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[3]

Climate[edit]

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cairngorm 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).

Gallery[edit]

East aspect
Cairngorm (left) and Pyramid Mountain (right) from Patricia Lake
Cairngorm seen from Pyramid Lake
Cairngorm (center) viewed from The Whistlers
East aspect
Cairngorm (left) from Patricia Lake

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Cairngorm, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
^ ^a ^b Birrell, Dave (2000), 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 978-0-921102-65-6, p. 26
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cairngorm". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
^ "Cairngorm". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
^ 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.

External links[edit]

Cairngorm: weather forecast
Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park

[pb-1] "Cairngorm, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.

[Birrell-2] Birrell, Dave (2000), 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 978-0-921102-65-6, p. 26

[cgndb-3] "Cairngorm". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-12-30.

[gadd-4] Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias

[pf-5] "Cairngorm". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-12-30.

[MacLaren-6] 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-7] 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.

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