Maligne Mountain
{{Short description|Mountain in Alberta, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Maligne Mountain
| photo = Maligne Mountain, Maligne Glacier.jpg
| photo_caption = Maligne Mountain with Maligne Glacier
| elevation_m = 3200
| elevation_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=459|name=Maligne Mountain|access-date=2019-02-24}}
| prominence_m = 625
| range = {{unbulleted list|Queen Elizabeth Ranges|Canadian Rockies}}
| parent_peak = Mount Brazeau (3470 m)
| listing = Mountains of Alberta
| country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = Alberta
| part_type = Protected area | part = Jasper National Park
| map = Alberta#Canada
| map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|52|39|06|N|117|23|59|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=IAGST|name=Maligne Mountain|access-date=2019-02-24}}
| topo_maker = NTS | topo_map = {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|83|C|11}}
| rock = Sedimentary rock
| age = Cambrian / Ordovician
| first_ascent = 1930 W.R. Hainsworth, J.F. Lehmann, M.M. Strumia, N.D. Waffl
| easiest_route =
}}
Maligne Mountain is a {{Convert|3200|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} multi-peak massif located east of Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Maligne Mountain is surrounded by glaciers, and its nearest higher peak is Monkhead, {{convert|7.8|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the south.{{cite peakbagger|id=4545|name=Maligne Mountain, Alberta|access-date=2021-03-07}}
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History
The peak was first named by Mary Schäffer in 1911 because she thought one peak should bear the name of Maligne Lake. Mary "discovered" Maligne Lake and she named many of the mountains around it, including Mount Charlton, Mount Unwin, and Mount Warren. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1946 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
The first ascent of Maligne Mountain was made in 1930 by W.R. Hainsworth, J.F. Lehmann, M.M. Strumia, and N.D. Waffl.{{cite crdb|id=839|name=Maligne Mountain|access-date=2021-03-07}}{{cite aaj|title=Gleanings in the Canadian Rockies, 1930|first1=Max M.|last1=Strumia|first2=William R.|last2=Hainsworth|article_id=12193130000|year=1931|volume=1|issue=3|pages=300-311|access-date=2024-10-31}}
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Maligne Mountain is located in a subarctic climate 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}} Temperatures can drop below {{Convert|-20|C|F|abbr=on}} with wind chill factors below {{Convert|-30|C|F|abbr=on}}.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6064785/Canada/Alberta/Maligne%20Mountain Weather forecast]
- Parks Canada web site: [https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/jasper Jasper National Park]
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Category:Three-thousanders of Alberta