Mount McGuire (Alberta)

For other uses, see Mount McGuire.

Mount McGuire
Southeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation	3,030 m (9,940 ft)[1][2]
Prominence	110 m (360 ft)[3]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°22′30″N 117°27′00″W[4]
Geography
Mount McGuire Location in Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Parent range	Winston Churchill Range
Topo map	NTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak[4]
Climbing
First ascent	1971 by H.L. Fuhrer, B. Martin[1]
Easiest route	rock/snow climb

Mount McGuire is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada.

The mountain was named in 1971 after Fenton John Alexander "Mickey" McGuire, who served as a warden in the park for 34 years and ended his career as chief park warden.^[1]

Geology

Mount McGuire 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]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount McGuire is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[6] Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

See also

• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies

References

1. "Mount McGuire". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
2. "Topographic map of Mount McGuire". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
3. "Mount Guire". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
4. "Mount McGuire". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
5. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
6. 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.