Utopia Mountain

Utopia Mountain
Utopia Mountain
	Utopia Mountain seen from Sulphur Skyline
Highest point
Elevation	2,602 m (8,537 ft)
Prominence	353 m (1,158 ft)
Parent peak	(2682 m)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	53°05′50″N 117°46′08″W / 53.09722°N 117.76889°WCoordinates: 53°05′50″N 117°46′08″W / 53.09722°N 117.76889°W
Geography
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Location	Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Miette Range
Topo map	NTS 83F4 Miette
Climbing
Easiest route	Moderate/Difficult Scramble

Utopia Mountain is a 2,602-metre (8,537-foot) mountain located in the Miette Range of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.^[2] It was named by Morrison P. Bridgland in 1916.^[1] Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.^[5]

Climate[]

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Utopia Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[6] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. In terms of favorable weather, June through September are the best months to climb. Precipitation runoff from Utopia Mountain drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Utopia Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
^ ^a ^b "Utopia Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
^ ^a ^b "Utopia Mountaina". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
^ Kane, Alan (2016). "Utopia Mountain". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. Kindle Edition. ISBN 978-1-77160-098-9.
^ 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.

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[peakfinder-1] "Utopia Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.

[bivouac-2] "Utopia Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.

[cgndb-3] "Utopia Mountaina". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-01.

[Kane2016-4] Kane, Alan (2016). "Utopia Mountain". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. Kindle Edition. ISBN 978-1-77160-098-9.

[MacLaren-5] 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-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.

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Utopia Mountain

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