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Mount McGuire (Alberta)

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Mount McGuire
Southeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation3,030 m (9,940 ft)[1][2]
Prominence110 m (360 ft)[3]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°22′30″N 117°27′00″W / 52.37500°N 117.45000°W / 52.37500; -117.45000[4]
Geography
Mount McGuire is located in Alberta
Mount McGuire
Mount McGuire
Location in Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Parent rangeWinston Churchill Range
Topo mapNTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak[4]
Climbing
First ascent1971 by H.L. Fuhrer, B. Martin[1]
Easiest routerock/snow climb

Mount McGuire is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada.

The mountain was named in 1971 after Fenton John Alexander "Mickey" McGuire, who served as a warden in the park for 34 years and ended his career as chief park warden.[1]

Geology

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Mount McGuire 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.[5]

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount McGuire is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mount McGuire". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Mount McGuire". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  3. ^ "Mount Guire". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  4. ^ a b "Mount McGuire". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  5. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  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.