Mount Atherton Explained

Mount Atherton is a mountain in Canada.[1] [2] It is located in the province of Yukon, in the western part of the country, 4,100 km west of the capital Ottawa.[3] The peak of Mount Atherton [4] is 1,892 metres above sea level, or 625 metres above the surrounding terrain. The width at the base is 12.2 km. It was named after Charles Thomas Atherton,[5] who succeeded Deacon Phelps as a member of the Yukon Territorial Council, representing Whitehorse from 1934 to 1937.[6]

Mount Atherton
Map:Canada Yukon
Location:Yukon, Canada
Label Position:right
Elevation M:1267
Range:Pelly Mountains
Parent Peak:Mount Patterson (9.9 km away, at bearing 170 degrees). Mount Atherton is the highpoint of a ridge in the northern Pelly Mountains in south-central Yukon.
Coordinates:62.0289°N -133.8942°W
Easiest Route:The Robert Campbell Highway to the north offers access.

Mount Atherton is part of the Saint Cyr Range, a remote mountain range in the Yukon, Canada.[7] It has an area of 6224 km2 and is a subrange of the Pelly Mountains which in turn form part of the Yukon Ranges.[8] Bivouac, the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia refers to Mount Atherton being 1905m (6250 feet) with a prominence of 550m.[9]

The terrain around Mount Atherton [10] is mainly hilly, but to the southeast it is mountainous. The highest point nearby is 2,130 metres above sea level, 8.8 km east of Mount Atherton. The area around Mount Atherton is almost uninhabited, with less than two inhabitants per km2. There are no communities nearby. The closest town is Faro, Yukon.

The area around Mount Atherton is essentially an open bush landscape. The area is part of the Subarctic climate or boreal climate zone. The average annual temperature in the area is -7C. The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is 8C, and the coldest is December, with -18C.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geology of Mount Atherton (105K/4), Rose Mountain (105K/5), and Mount Mye (105K/6) Map Areas, Yukon Territory. Geological Survey of Canada. 1990.
  2. Web site: Location of Mount Atherton.
  3. Web site: Wikidata Entry 414366.
  4. Web site: Mount Atherton Coordinates.
  5. Book: With the People who Live Here: The History of the Yukon Legislature (1909-1961). Yukon Territory Legislative Assembly. Linda Johnson. 2009. 9781553624394.
  6. Web site: Charles T Atherton.
  7. Web site: Geonames - Mount Atherton entry.
  8. http://www.bivouac.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=1173 Saint Cyr Range
  9. Web site: Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia: Mount Atherton.
  10. Web site: Terrain around Mount Atherton.
  11. Web site: NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index. 30 Jan 2016.
  12. Web site: Administrative Boundaries of the region.
  13. Web site: Mount Atherton Geology.
  14. Web site: Topographical map of Mount Atherton.
  15. Web site: Mount Atherton - 105K/4.
  16. Web site: Rose Mountain, Yukon 105K/5].
  17. Web site: Mount Mye, Yukon 105K/6.
  18. Web site: The Atlas of Canada.
  19. Web site: Topography of Mount Atherton, Yukon, Canada.
  20. Web site: Topography of Yukon.
  21. Web site: Yukon Place Names: Mount Atherton. 7.
  22. Web site: Geoscan - Mount Atherton.
  23. Web site: Government of Canada map of Mount Atherton.
  24. Web site: Geoscan Home Page.

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