Stutfield Peak Explained

Stutfield Peak
Elevation M:3450
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:290
Prominence Ref:[2]
Listing:Mountains of Alberta
Location:Alberta, Canada
Range:Winston Churchill Range
Coordinates:52.2383°N -117.4075°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]
First Ascent:1927 by Alfred J. Ostheimer, guided by Hans Fuhrer
Easiest Route:rock/snow climb

Stutfield Peak is a mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is located at the northern end of the Columbia Icefield, 6km (04miles) north-west from Mount Kitchener, in the Winston Churchill Range of the Canadian Rockies. The peak has two summits - Stutfield East and Stutfield West - and is therefore sometimes referred to as The Stutfields. The West peak is higher than the East peak by 500NaN0.[1]

In 1899, mountaineer J. Norman Collie named the mountain after Hugh Stutfield, who climbed with Collie during his exploration of the Canadian Rockies.[1]

Stufield Glacier was also named after Hugh Stutfield, and flows southeast from the peak, in the Columbia Icefield.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, it is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below -20C with wind chill factors below -30C.

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Notes and References

  1. 1339. Stutfield Peak. 2007-09-03.
  2. 192. Stutfield Peak. 2009-01-02.
  3. IALVI. Stutfield Peak. 2020-05-30.
  4. Peel, M. C. . Finlayson, B. L. . McMahon, T. A. . 2007 . Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification . Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. . 11 . 1633–1644 . 1027-5606.