Stutfield Peak is a mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is located at the northern end of the Columbia Icefield, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) 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 50 m (164 ft).[1]
| Stutfield Peak | |
|---|---|
 Stutfield's East Peak seen from the Skywalk area | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,450 m (11,320 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 290 m (950 ft)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°14′18″N 117°24′27″W / 52.23833°N 117.40750°W[3] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Winston Churchill Range |
| Topo map | NTS 83C3 Columbia Icefield[3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1927 by Alfred J. Ostheimer, guided by Hans Fuhrer[1] |
| Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
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
editBased on the Köppen climate classification, it is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).
Gallery
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The Stutfields (W & E); Mount Alberta at back -
Stutfield Glacier from Icefields Parkway Viewpoint
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Stutfield Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "Stutfield Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ^ a b "Stutfield Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ 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. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
edit- Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park