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Xerxes Peak
Xerxes Peak
Mount Xerxes
	Xerxes Peak seen from Fryatt Valley
Highest point
Elevation	2,970 m (9,740 ft)
Prominence	320 m (1,050 ft)
Parent peak	Karpathos Peak (Mount Olympus) (2987 m)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°29′11″N 117°53′16″W / 52.48639°N 117.88778°W
Geography
	Xerxes Peak Location of Xerxes Peak in Alberta Xerxes Peak Xerxes Peak (Canada)
Location	Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 83C5 Fortress Lake
Geology
Rock type	Sedimentary
Climbing
First ascent	1936 by Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Kramer, and A. McKay
Easiest route	Mountaineering

Xerxes Peak,^[1] also known as Mount Xerxes,^[3]^[2] is a 2,970-metre (9,740 ft) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. No name has been officially adopted yet for this peak. It is situated at the head of Fryatt Creek Valley on the same high ridge as Mount Christie, Brussels Peak, and Mount Lowell. The nearest higher peak is Karpathos Peak (Mount Olympus), 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the west.

History

The mountain was named in 1936 for the two kings of Persia, Xerxes I and Xerxes II.

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1936 by Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Kramer, and A. McKay.^[3]

Geology

Xerxes Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods, then pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Xerxes Peak is located in a subarctic climate with long, cold, snowy winters, and short mild summers.^[5] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Xerxes Peak drains into Fryatt Creek and Lick Creek, both tributaries of the Athabasca River.

Gallery

Xerxes Peak

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Xerxes Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ ^a ^b "Topographic map of Mount Xerxes". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mount Xerxes". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
^ 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.