Morro Peak

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

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Morro Peak

| photo = Morro Peak and Athabasca River.jpg

| photo_caption = Morro Peak and Athabasca River

| elevation_m = 1679

| elevation_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=521|name=Morro Peak|access-date=2019-03-23}}

| prominence_m = 109

| prominence_ref =

| range = {{ubl|Colin Range|Canadian Rockies}}

| parent_peak = Hawk Mountain (2553 m)

| listing = Mountains of Alberta

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

| part_type = Protected area | part = Jasper National ParkNTS map sheet 83E01

| map = Canada Alberta#Canada

| map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in Canada

| map_size = 260

| label_position = right

| coordinates = {{coord|53|02|00|N|118|04|04|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id= IALIM |name= Morro Peak |access-date=2019-03-23}}

| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|83|E|1}}

| rock = limestone

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route =

}}

Morro Peak is a small {{Convert|1679|m|ft|adj=on|abbr=off}} mountain summit located in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located at the northwest end of the Colin Range, which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies. The peak is situated {{cvt|17|km}} north of the municipality of Jasper, and is a prominent landmark in the Athabasca Valley visible from Highway 16 and the Canadian. The nearest higher peak is Hawk Mountain, {{cvt|4.0|km}} to the southeast. Morro Peak was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland for the Spanish word morro, meaning rounded hill, which is an apt description of it. Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.{{MacLaren-Mapper of Mountains}} The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1956 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.

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