Xerxes Peak
{{Short description|Mountain summit in Alberta, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Xerxes Peak | other_name = Mount Xerxes
| photo = Fryatt Valley III.jpg
| photo_caption = Xerxes Peak seen from Fryatt Valley
| elevation_m = 2970
| elevation_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=26684|name= Xerxes Peak |access-date=2019-01-18}}
| prominence_m = 320
| range = Canadian Rockies
| parent_peak = Karpathos Peak (Mount Olympus) (2987 m)
| listing = Mountains of Alberta
| location = Alberta, Canada
| map = Canada Alberta#Canada
| map_caption = Location of Xerxes Peak in Alberta
| coordinates = {{coord|52|29|11|N|117|53|16|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| topo_maker = NTS | topo_map = {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|83|C|5}}
| rock = Sedimentary
| first_ascent = 1936 by Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Kramer, and A. McKay{{cite peakfinder|id=1553|name=Mount Xerxes|access-date=2021-02-25}}
| easiest_route = Mountaineering
}}
Xerxes Peak, also known as Mount Xerxes,{{cite opentopomap|Mount Xerxes|52.48518|-117.88815|access-date=2021-02-25}} is a {{convert|2970|m|ft|adj=on}} mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. No name has been officially adopted yet for this peak. It is situated at the head of Fryatt Creek Valley on the same high ridge as Mount Christie, Brussels Peak, and Mount Lowell. The nearest higher peak is Karpathos Peak (Mount Olympus), {{convert|2.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the west.
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History
The mountain was named in 1936 for the two kings of Persia, Xerxes I and Xerxes II.
The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1936 by Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Kramer, and A. McKay.
Geology
Xerxes Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods, then 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, Xerxes Peak is located in a subarctic climate with long, cold, snowy winters, and short 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. Precipitation runoff from Xerxes Peak drains into Fryatt Creek and Lick Creek, both tributaries of the Athabasca River.
Gallery
Xerxes Peak in Jasper National Park.jpg|Xerxes Peak
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]
{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}
Category:Two-thousanders of Alberta