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Curator Mountain is a 2,624-metre (8,609-foot) mountain summit located in the Maligne Range of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Curator Mountain was so named on account of its central location, as if it were the "custodian" of Shovel Pass.[3] The mountain was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland (1878-1948), a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.[1][4] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1947 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2] Its nearest higher peak is Trowel Peak, 7.7 km (4.8 mi) to the southeast.[1] Curator Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Curator Mountain
Curator Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	2,624 m (8,609 ft)[1]
Prominence	284 m (932 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Trowel Peak (2640  m)[1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°46′37″N 117°50′52″W[2]
Geography
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Location	Jasper National Park Alberta
Parent range	Maligne Range Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 83C13 Medicine Lake[2]
Geology
Age of rock	Cambrian
Type of rock	Sedimentary rock
Climbing
Easiest route	Scramble

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Curator Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Curator Mountain drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

See also

• Geography of Alberta

References

External links

• Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park

Gallery

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  Curator Mountain from Skyline Trail
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  Curator Mountain

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