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]
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.