Roche Noire (Alberta)

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Roche Noire

| photo = Roche Noire.jpg

| photo_caption = Northeast aspect reflected in Pyramid Lake

| elevation_m = 2920.

| elevation_ref ={{cite peakbagger|52570|Roche Noire, Alberta|accessdate=2023-01-03}}

| prominence_m = 960

| prominence_ref =

| isolation_km = 8.92

| isolation_ref =

| range = Trident Range{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/roche-noir.html|title=Roche Noir, Peakvisor.com|access-date=2023-01-03}}
Canadian Rockies

| parent_peak =

| etymology =

| 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

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Roche Noire

| label_position = right

| coordinates = {{coord|52|48|53|N|118|19|03|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=IAFAP|name=Roche Noire|accessdate=2023-01-03}}

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

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Roche Noire is a {{convert|2920.|m|ft|0|adj=on}} mountain located in Alberta, Canada.

Description

The mountain is set within Jasper National Park, in the Trident Range of the Canadian Rockies. The town of Jasper is situated {{convert|18|km|mi}} to the east-northeast, Muhigan Mountain is {{convert|6|km|mi}} to the east, and the Continental Divide is {{convert|6|km|mi}} to the west. 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}} Precipitation runoff from Roche Noire drains into tributaries of the Miette River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,400 meters (4,593 feet) above Meadow Creek in three kilometers (1.9 mile).

History

The mountain was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland, and the words "Roche Noire" are French, meaning "black rock", referring to the color of the summit.{{cite peakfinder|id=969|name=Roche Noire|access-date=2023-01-03}}Morrison Parsons Bridgland, Robert Douglas, Édouard Deville (1917), Description of & Guide to Jasper Park, Canada Department of the Interior 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 toponym was officially adopted February 7, 1951, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Roche Noire 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}}.

Gallery

File:Roche Noire reflected in Patricia Lake.jpg|Roche Noire from Patricia Lake

File:Muhigan Mountain - Patricia Lake.jpg|Muhigan Mountain (center) seen from Patricia Lake, with Roche Noire to right.

References

External links

Roche Noire (photo): [https://www.flickr.com/photos/somewhatnorth/13945401433 Flickr]
Roche Noire: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6125969/Canada/Alberta/Roche%20Noire weather forecast]
Parks Canada web site: [https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/jasper Jasper National Park]

{{Geographic Location 2

| Center = Roche Noire

| North = Miette River

| Northeast = Yellowhead Highway

| East = Muhigan Mountain

| Southeast = Meadow Creek

| South = Tonquin Valley

| Southwest = Basilica Mountain

| West = Continental Divide

| Northwest = Yellowhead Pass

}}

Category:Two-thousanders of Alberta