Mount Belanger | |
Elevation M: | 3120 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 589 |
Prominence Ref: | [2] [3] |
Listing: | Mountains of Alberta |
Region Type: | Province |
Region: | Alberta |
Part Type: | Protected area |
Part: | Jasper National Park |
Range: | Canadian Rockies |
Parent Peak: | Mount Fryatt 3,361 m |
Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada |
Map Size: | 260 |
Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 52.5114°N -117.9228°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [4] |
First Ascent: | July 14, 1930 by W.R. Hainsworth, J.F. Lehmann, M.M. Strumia |
Easiest Route: | North face II |
Mount Belanger is a 31090NaN0 mountain, making it Alberta's 130th highest peak. It was named in 1921 by D.B. Dowling, in memory of Andre Belanger, a local mountain guide who drowned in the Athabasca River in 1814.[5] It lies within peaks that are between the Athabasca River and Whirlpool Rivers in Jasper National Park.[1] [2]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Belanger is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Wintertime lows can reach -20 °C with wind chill values as low as -30 °C.