Beacon Peak

{{Short description|Mountain in Alberta, Canada}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Beacon Peak

| photo = Beacon Peak.jpg

| photo_caption = Northeast aspect

| elevation_m = 2986

| elevation_ref = {{cite peakfinder |id=100|name=Beacon Peak|access-date=2021-08-08}}

| prominence_m = 816

| prominence_ref= {{cite bivouac|id=492|name=Beacon Peak|access-date=2021-08-08}}

| range = Park Ranges

| parent_peak = Mastodon Mountain (2986 m)

| listing = Mountains of Alberta

| country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = Alberta

| part_type = Protected area | part = Jasper National Park

| map = Canada Alberta

| map_caption = Location in Alberta

| map_size = 200

| label_position = right

| coordinates = {{coord|52|32|25|N|118|14|32|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=IADOE|name=Beacon Peak|access-date=2021-08-08}}

| topo_map = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|83|D|9}}

| first_ascent = 1921 by Interprovincial Boundary Commission

| easiest_route =

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Beacon Peak is a summit in Alberta, Canada.

Beacon Peak was named for the fact it stood as a landmark or "beacon".{{cite book|title=Place-names of Alberta|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029;view=1up;seq=20|year=1928|via=babel.hathitrust.org|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada|location=Ottawa|page=16}}

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Beacon Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | pages = 1633–1644 | issn = 1027-5606}} Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

See also

References

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{{cite opentopomap|Beacon Peak|52.54029|-118.24220|2021-08-08}}

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Category:Two-thousanders of Alberta

Category:Alberta's Rockies

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