Mount Greenock Explained

Mount Greenock
Elevation M:2073
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:De Smet Range
Canadian Rockies
Listing:Mountains of Alberta
Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Map Size:260
Label Position:right
Location:Jasper National Park
Alberta, Canada
Coordinates:53.105°N -118.0881°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]

Mount Greenock is a 20730NaN0 mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.[2] It is situated in the De Smet Range of the Canadian Rockies. It was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland after Greenock, in Scotland.[3] Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1956 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Greenock is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Greenock drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

See also

Notes and References

  1. 2019-09-17.
  2. IAHPT. Mount Greenock. 2019-09-17.
  3. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada.. Ottawa. 60.
  4. Peel, M. C. . Finlayson, B. L. . McMahon, T. A. . amp . 2007 . Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification . Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. . 11 . 1633–1644 . 1027-5606.