Mount Engelhard | |
Elevation M: | 3270 |
Prominence M: | 210 |
Prominence Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Winston Churchill Range |
Parent Peak: | Mount Cromwell (3330 m) |
Listing: | Mountains of Alberta |
Region Type: | Province |
Region: | Alberta |
Part Type: | Protected area |
Part: | Jasper National Park |
Map: | Alberta#Canada |
Map Size: | 260 |
Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 52.2753°N -117.4069°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
First Ascent: | 1930 |
Easiest Route: | rock/snow climb |
Mount Engelhard is a 3270m (10,730feet) 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. The mountain was named in 1966 after Georgia Engelhard, an American who climbed for 15 years in the Canadian Rockies.[3]
The first ascent was made in 1930 by W. Hainsworth, J.F. Lehmann, M.M. Strumia, and N.D. Waffl.[3]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Engelhard is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] 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.