Mount Charlton | |
Elevation M: | 3217 |
Prominence M: | 197 |
Prominence Ref: | [1] |
Parent Peak: | Mount Brazeau (3470 m) |
Range: | Queen Elizabeth Ranges Canadian Rockies |
Listing: | Mountains of Alberta |
Region Type: | Province |
Region: | Alberta |
Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada |
Map Size: | 200 |
Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 52.6114°N -117.5111°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
First Ascent: | 1921 W.R. Hainsworth, M.M. Strumia |
Mount Charlton is a 3217abbr=offNaNabbr=off mountain summit located on the west side of Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Unwin, to the west.[1]
The peak was named in 1911 by Mary Schäffer for H. R. Charlton, a railroad official who served with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway as the General Advertising Agent.[3]
The first ascent was made in 1921 by W.R. Hainsworth and M.M. Strumia.[4] [1]
The mountain's name was made official in 1947 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Charlton is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below -20lk=onNaNlk=on with wind chill factors below -30C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Charlton drains into the Maligne River, which is a tributary of the Athabasca River.