Roche de Smet

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Roche de Smet
Roche De Smet.jpg
Roche De Smet seen from Highway 16
Highest point
Elevation2,539 m (8,330 ft)[1][2]
Prominence847 m (2,779 ft)[2]
Parent peak[2]
ListingList of mountains of Alberta
Coordinates53°08′03″N 118°06′59″W / 53.13417°N 118.11639°W / 53.13417; -118.11639Coordinates: 53°08′03″N 118°06′59″W / 53.13417°N 118.11639°W / 53.13417; -118.11639[3]
Geography
Roche de Smet is located in Alberta
Roche de Smet
Roche de Smet
Location of Roche de Smet in Alberta
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeDe Smet Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83E1 Snaring River[3]

Roche de Smet is a 2,539 m (8,330 ft) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the De Smet Range of the Canadian Rockies. It was named in 1896 after Pierre-Jean De Smet.[1][2]

Climate[]

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Roche de Smet is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Roche de Smet drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "Roche Pierre-Jean De Smet". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  2. ^ a b c d "Roche De Smet". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  3. ^ a b "Roche de Smet". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  4. ^ 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.
Roche de Smet in upper right
Northeast aspect of Roche de Smet


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