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Mount Tekarra is a 2,694 metres (8,839 feet) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is situated at the northwest end of the Maligne Range and is visible from Jasper and the Icefields Parkway.[4] Its nearest higher neighbor is The Watchtower, 7.0 km (4.3 mi) to the east.[1]

Mount Tekarra
Mount Tekarra
Highest point
Elevation	2,694 m (8,839 ft)[1]
Prominence	279 m (915 ft)[1]
Parent peak	The Watchtower (2791  m)[1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°50′30″N 117°56′22″W[2]
Geography
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Location	Jasper National Park Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Maligne Range Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 83C13 Medicine Lake[2]
Geology
Age of rock	Cambrian
Type of rock	Sedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent	1915 by Morrison Bridgland[3]
Easiest route	Scramble

History

The mountain was named by James Hector in 1859 for Tekarra, an Iroquois guide and hunter who accompanied Hector during his exploration of the Athabasca River during the Palliser Expedition.[3][5]

The first ascent of Mount Tekarra was made in 1915 by Morrison P. Bridgland (1878-1948), a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.[3][6] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1947 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

Geology

Mount Tekarra 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.[7]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Tekarra is located in a subarctic climate with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Tekarra drains into the Maligne River and Tekarra Creek, both tributaries of the Athabasca River.

See also

• Geography of Alberta

References

Gallery

External links

• Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park
• Mount Tekarra: weather forecast

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