Mount Unwin
{{Short description|Mountain in Alberta, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Unwin
| photo = Mount Unwin, Jasper Park, Canada.jpg
| photo_caption = Mount Unwin seen from Maligne Lake
| elevation_m = 3268
| elevation_ref = {{cite opentopomap|Mount Unwin|52.6108333|-117.5283333|2022-02-09}}
| prominence_m = 818
| prominence_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=446|name=Mount Unwin|access-date=2009-04-14}}
| range = 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
| map_size = 200
| label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|52|36|39|N|117|31|42|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=it}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=IANZC|name=Mount Unwin|access-date=2018-12-16}}
| topo_map = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|83|C|12}}
| first_ascent = 1908 Sidney Unwin
| easiest_route = North Glacier II
}}
Mount Unwin is a {{Convert|3268|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located on the west side of Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, in the Queen Elizabeth Range of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.{{cite peakfinder |id=1441 |name=Mount Unwin |access-date=2019-08-20}} Its nearest higher peak is Mount Brazeau, {{convert|13.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the east-southeast.
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History
The peak was named in 1908 by Mary Schäffer for her guide and companion, Sidney Unwin, who had climbed the peak in an effort to locate the elusive Maligne Lake which she was trying to find.{{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}} Mary named many of the mountains around the lake, including Mount Charlton, Maligne Mountain, and Mount Warren.
The mountain's name was made official in 1947 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Unwin 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}} Temperatures can drop below {{Convert|-20|C|F}} with wind chill factors below {{Convert|-30|C|F}}. Precipitation runoff from Mount Unwin drains down the Maligne River, which is a tributary of the Athabasca River.
References
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External links
- Parks Canada web site: [https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/jasper Jasper National Park]
- Sidney Unwin info: [http://www.archivesalberta.org/diary/soldier.htm Archives Alberta]
Gallery
File:Mount Unwin.jpg|Mount Unwin
File:Canada Boat House am Maligne Lake, Jasper NP, Alberta, CA.jpg|Maligne Lake with Mount Charlton and Mount Unwin to the right
File:Unwin from The Whistlers.jpg|Monkhead, Mt. Charlton, Mt. Unwin from The Whistlers
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Category:Three-thousanders of Alberta