Mount Engelhard is a 3,270-metre (10,730-foot) mountain summit located between the Athabasca River valley and Sunwapta River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Engelhard lies one kilometre northwest of Mount Cromwell, and three km NNE of the east summit of Stutfield Peak.[4] The mountain was named in 1966 after Georgia Engelhard, an American who climbed for 15 years in the Canadian Rockies.[1]

Mount Engelhard
NE face of Mt. Engelhard
Highest point
Elevation	3,270 m (10,730 ft)[1][2]
Prominence	210 m (690 ft)[2]
Parent peak	Mount Cromwell ((3380 m)[2]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°16′31″N 117°24′25″W[3]
Geography
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Location	Jasper National Park Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Winston Churchill Range
Topo map	NTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak[3]
Climbing
First ascent	1930
Easiest route	rock/snow climb

The first ascent was made in 1930 by W. Hainsworth, J.F. Lehmann, M.M. Strumia, and N.D. Waffl.[1]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Engelhard is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

See also

• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies
• Geography of Alberta

References

External links

• Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park

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