Samson Peak
{{Short description|Mountain summit in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Samson Peak
| photo = Samson Peak reflected in Maligne Lake.jpg
| photo_caption = Samson Peak reflected in Maligne Lake
| elevation_m = 3081
| elevation_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=29155|name= Samson Peak |accessdate=2018-10-22}}
| prominence_m = 456
| range = Queen Elizabeth Ranges
Canadian Rockies
| parent_peak = Maligne Mountain (3200 m)
| listing = Mountains of Alberta
| country = Canada
| region_type = Province
| region = Alberta
| part_type = Protected area | part = Jasper National Park
| map = Canada Alberta#Canada
| map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in Canada
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Samson Peak
| coordinates = {{coord|52|40|49|N|117|30|38|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=IAGJX |name= Samson Peak |accessdate=2018-10-22}}
| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|83|C|12}}
| rock = Palliser Limestone
| age = Devonian
| first_ascent = 1928 by W.R. Hainsworth and M.M. Strumia{{cite peakfinder|id=1209|name=Samson Peak|access-date=2021-03-21}}
| easiest_route =
}}
Samson Peak is a {{convert|3081|m|ft|0|adj=on}} mountain summit located on the eastern shore of Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The nearest higher peak is Mount Charlton, {{convert|7.26|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the east.{{cite peakbagger|pid=4544|name=Samson Peak, Alberta|access-date=2021-03-21}} Samson Peak is situated 1.72 km south of Leah Peak in the Queen Elizabeth Ranges.
History
Samson Peak was named by Mary Schäffer in her expedition through the area in 1908 to find Maligne Lake. She also named nearby Leah Peak for Leah Beaver, the wife of Samson Beaver. Samson was a Stoney Indian who befriended Mary and provided her with a hand drawn map to assist her with finding the way to the elusive lake. Samson visited the lake with his father at the age of 14, and 16 years later he drew the map from memory when he met Mary at Elliott Barnes' cabin on the Kootenay Plains in the Saskatchewan Valley.
The first ascent of Samson Peak was made in 1928 by W.R. Hainsworth and M.M. Strumia The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1947 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Samson 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 −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Samson Peak drains west into Maligne Lake, thence into the Maligne River which is a tributary of the Athabasca River.
Gallery
File:Bald Hills, Jasper.jpg|Samson Peak centered
File:Samson Peak, Canadian Rockies.jpg|Samson Peak to left
See also
References
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External links
- Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6140063/Canada/Alberta/Improvement%20District%20No.%2012/Samson%20Peak Samson Peak]
- Parks Canada web site: [https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/jasper Jasper National Park]
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