Lectern Peak

Lectern Peak
Lectern Peak
	North aspect
Highest point
Elevation	2,772 m (9,094 ft)
Prominence	206 m (676 ft)
Parent peak	Aquila Mountain (2,840 m)
Isolation	0.83 km (0.52 mi)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°44′42″N 118°06′42″W / 52.74500°N 118.11167°W
Geography
	Lectern Peak Location in Alberta Lectern Peak Location in Canada
	Interactive map of Lectern Peak
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Protected area	Jasper National Park
Parent range	Trident Range; Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes

Lectern Peak is a 2,772-metre (9,094-foot) mountain summit located in Alberta, Canada.

Description

Lectern Peak is set within Jasper National Park, in the Trident Range of the Canadian Rockies. The town of Jasper is situated 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the north and the Continental Divide is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the west. The nearest higher neighbor is Aquila Mountain, 1 km (0.62 mi) to the south.^[1] The peak is visible from the Icefields Parkway to the east.^[2] Precipitation runoff from Lectern Peak drains into Portal Creek and Astoria River which are both tributaries of the Athabasca River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 900 meters (2,950 feet) above the creek in two kilometers (1.2 mile). A partial ascent of the mountain was made in 1913 by Geoffrey E. Howard who named the peak for its resemblance to a church lectern.^[4]^[5] He was accompanied by Arnold L. Mumm and Moritz Inderbinen on the expedition. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted March 5, 1935, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[3]

Climate

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

Geology

The mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[7]

Gallery

Lectern Peak, with the top of parent Aquila Mountain (left)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Lectern Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ ^a ^b "Lectern Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ ^a ^b "Lectern Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ Morrison Parsons Bridgland, Robert Douglas, Édouard Deville (1917), Description of & Guide to Jasper Park, Canada Department of the Interior
^ Howard Palmer, James Monroe Thorington (1921), A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada, American Alpine Club, p. 151
^ 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.
^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias

External links

Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park
Lectern Peak: weather forecast

[peakvisor-1] "Lectern Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2022-12-31.

[pf-2] "Lectern Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-12-31.

[cgndb-3] "Lectern Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-12-31.

[4] Morrison Parsons Bridgland, Robert Douglas, Édouard Deville (1917), Description of & Guide to Jasper Park, Canada Department of the Interior

[5] Howard Palmer, James Monroe Thorington (1921), A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada, American Alpine Club, p. 151

[Peel-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.

[gadd-7] Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias

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