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
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