Mount Lowell

Mount Lowell
Mount Lowell seen from Fryatt Valley area
Highest point
Elevation	3,150 m (10,330 ft)[1]
Prominence	370 m (1,210 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Brussels Peak (3161 m)[1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°30′15″N 117°49′56″W[1]
Geography
Mount Lowell Location in Alberta Show map of Alberta Mount Lowell Location in Canada Show map of Canada
Interactive map of Mount Lowell
Location	Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 83C12 Athabasca Falls
Geology
Rock type	Sedimentary
Climbing
First ascent	1927 Alfred Ostheimer[2]
Easiest route	Mountaineering via South Ridge[1]

Mount Lowell is a 3,150-metre (10,330 ft) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The name has not been officially adopted yet for this peak. It is situated at the head of Fryatt Creek Valley on the same high ridge as Mount Christie, Xerxes Peak, and Brussels Peak which is the nearest higher peak, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the north.[1] Mount Lowell can be seen from the Icefields Parkway.

History

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1927 by Alfred Ostheimer with guides Hans Fuhrer and J. Weber.[2] Alfred Ostheimer named the peak after A. Lawrence Lowell who was a mountaineer and the president of Harvard University when Ostheimer climbed it.[2]

Geology

Mount Lowell is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods, then pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[3]

Climate

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

Gallery

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  Mount Christie (left), Brussels Peak (center), Mount Lowell (right)]]

See also

• List of mountains of Canada
• Geology of Alberta
• Geology of the Rocky Mountains

References

1. "Mount Lowell". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
2. "Mount Lowell". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
3. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
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.

External links

• Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park