Mount Charlton (Canada)
{{Short description|Mountain in Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Charlton
| photo = Mount Charlton (Canada).jpg
| elevation_m = 3217
| elevation_ref = {{cite opentopomap|Mount Charlton|52.611389|-117.511111|2023-08-18}}
| prominence_m = 197
| prominence_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=447|name=Mount Charlton|access-date=2018-05-11}}
| parent_peak = Mount Brazeau (3470 m)
| range = Queen Elizabeth Ranges
Canadian Rockies
| listing = Mountains of Alberta
| country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = Alberta
| map = Alberta#Canada
| map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in Canada
| map_size = 200
| label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|52.6113889|N|117.5111111|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref ={{cite cgndb|id=IALQB|name=Mount Charlton|accessdate=2018-12-16}}
| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|83|C|12}}
| first_ascent = 1921 W.R. Hainsworth, M.M. Strumia
}}
Mount Charlton is a {{Convert|3217|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located on the west side of Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Unwin, {{cvt|1.2|km|mi}} to the west.
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History
The peak was named in 1911 by Mary Schäffer for H. R. Charlton, a railroad official who served with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway as the General Advertising Agent.{{cite book|title=Place-names of Alberta|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029;view=1up;seq=36|year=1928|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada|location=Ottawa|page=32}}
The first ascent was made in 1921 by W.R. Hainsworth and M.M. Strumia.{{cite crdb|id=250|name=Mount Charlton|access-date=2021-03-07}}
The mountain's name was made official in 1947 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Charlton 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. |name-list-style=amp | 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|lk=on|abbr=off}} with wind chill factors below {{Convert|-30|C|F|abbr=on}}. Precipitation runoff from Mount Charlton drains into the Maligne River, which is a tributary of the Athabasca River.
Gallery
File:Canada Boat House am Maligne Lake, Jasper NP, Alberta, CA.jpg|Maligne Lake with Mount Charlton right of center with Mount Unwin
See also
References
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External links
- Parks Canada web site: [https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/jasper Jasper National Park]
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Category:Mountains of Jasper National Park