Manx Peak

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Manx Peak

| photo = Manx Peak.jpg

| photo_caption = Manx Peak seen from The Whistlers.

| elevation_m = 3044

| elevation_ref = {{cite opentopomap|Manx Peak|52.7775|-118.191667|2023-08-16}}

| prominence_m = 374

| prominence_ref= {{cite bivouac|id=6759|name=Manx Peak|access-date=2019-03-31}}

| range = Trident Range
Canadian Rockies

| parent_peak = Mount Estella (3069 m)

| listing = Mountains of Alberta

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

| part_type = Protected area | part = {{wikidata|property|linked|P3018}}

| map = Alberta#Canada

| map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in Canada

| map_size = 260

| label_position = right

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Manx Peak

| coordinates = {{coord|52|46|39|N|118|11|30|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=IAGUJ|name=Manx Peak|accessdate=2019-03-31}}

| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|83|D|16}}

| first_ascent = 1919 R.T. Chamberlin, B. Herzberg

| easiest_route =

}}

Manx Peak is a {{convert|3044|m|ft|0|adj=on}} mountain summit located in Jasper National Park, in the Trident Range of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The town of Jasper is situated {{convert|14|km|mi}} to the north-northeast. Circus Valley lies at the south side of the mountain, and the northeast aspect towers above the head of the valley of Whistlers Creek. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Estella, {{convert|1.8|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the southwest, and Terminal Mountain lies {{convert|2.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the east. The peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to the Jurassic periods and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.{{citation|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}}

History

The peak was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland because the shape of the contours of the mountain resemble the triskelion in the flag of the Isle of Man, the home of the Manx people.{{cite book|title=Place-names of Alberta|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029;view=1up;seq=88|year=1928|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada|location=Ottawa|page=84}} Bridgland (1878–1948), was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.{{MacLaren-Mapper of Mountains}}

The first ascent of Manx Peak was made in 1919 by R.T. Chamberlin and B. Herzberg.

This mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1951 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Manx 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 {{convert|-20|C}} with wind chill factors below {{convert|-30|C}}. Precipitation runoff from Manx Peak drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

Gallery

File:Whistlers Peak - panoramio.jpg|Terminal Mountain (left) and Manx Peak (upper right) seen from The Whistlers

File:Marmot view.jpg|Terminal Mountain (left) and Manx Peak

File:Manx Peak south.jpg|South aspect of Manx Peak centered at top, viewed from Mt. Edith Cavell

References

External links

Parks Canada web site: [https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/jasper Jasper National Park]
Manx Peak: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6065537/Canada/Alberta/Manx%20Peak weather]

Category:Three-thousanders of Alberta

Category:Mountains of Jasper National Park

Category:South Jasper Ranges