Siffleur Mountain
{{Short description|Mountain summit in Alberta, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Siffleur Mountain
| photo = Siffleur Mountain.jpg
| photo_caption = Siffleur Mountain
| elevation_m = 3129
| elevation_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=1708|name=Siffleur Mountain|accessdate=2019-03-02}}
| prominence_m = 386
| range = Murchison Group
Canadian Rockies
| parent_peak = Mount Loudon (3221 m)
| listing = Mountains of Alberta
| translation = Whistler
| native_name_lang = fra
| location = Alberta, Canada
| map = Alberta#Canada
| map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|51|55|56|N|116|24|32|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=IAIGO|name=Siffleur Mountain|accessdate=2019-03-02}}
| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|N|16}}
| rock = Sedimentary
| easiest_route =Scrambling
}}
Siffleur Mountain is a {{Convert|3129|m|ft|adj=on}} mountain summit located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of Alberta, Canada. Siffleur Mountain is situated in the Siffleur Wilderness Area of the Canadian Rockies. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Loudon, {{convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the southwest. The mountain can be seen from Highway 11, the David Thompson Highway. Precipitation runoff from Siffleur Mountain flows north via Loudon Creek and Siffleur River.
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History
Like the Siffleur Wilderness Area and Siffleur River, the mountain's name was chosen by James Hector in 1858 for the shrill whistles of the marmot which inhabit the area.{{cite peakfinder|id=1250|name=Siffleur Mountain|access-date=2021-03-01}}{{cite book|title=Place-names of Alberta|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029;view=1up;seq=120|year=1928|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada|location=Ottawa|page=116}}
The mountain's name became official in 1924 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
The first ascent was made in 1924 by Morrison P. Bridgland. Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who climbed and named many peaks in the Canadian Rockies.{{MacLaren-Mapper of Mountains}}
Geology
Siffleur Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods that was 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}}
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Siffleur Mountain 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. | 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 -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.
Gallery
Siffleur Mountain and Mount Peskett.jpg|Siffleur Mountain (left) seen with Mount Peskett (right)
Siffleur in Alberta.jpg|Siffleur Mountain in 2007
See also
References
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External links
- Etymology: [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/siffler Wiktionary]
- Weather: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6147477/Canada/Alberta/Siffleur%20Mountain Siffleur Mountain]
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