Mount Kerr | |
Elevation M: | 2560 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 190 |
Range: | Victoria Cross Ranges |
Listing: | Mountains of Alberta |
Region Type: | Province |
Region: | Alberta |
Part Type: | Protected area |
Part: | Jasper National Park |
Map: | Alberta#Canada |
Map Size: | 260 |
Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 52.9361°N -118.2208°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Mount Kerr is a mountain in the Victoria Cross Ranges of Alberta, Canada. It is set within Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies. The town of Jasper is situated 12km (07miles) to the southeast and Cairngorm is 2km (01miles) to the east. The peak was named for Private John Chipman Kerr who earned the Victoria Cross for his actions in 1916 during World War I.[1]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Kerr is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[3] Winter temperatures can drop below with wind chill factors below .