Cairngorm is a mountain located in Alberta, Canada.

Description

Cairngorm is set within Jasper National Park, in the Victoria Cross Ranges of the

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. The town of Jasper is situated to the southeast and

Pyramid Mountain Pyramid Mountain can refer to: ;Antarctica * Pyramid Mountain (Antarctica), in the Quartermain Mountains ;Canada *Pyramid Mountain (Alberta) in Jasper National Park, Alberta * Pyramid Mountain (Garibaldi Provincial Park) in Garibaldi Provincial P ...

is to the northeast. The peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the

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to the Jurassic periods which was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. Precipitation runoff from Cairngorm drains into tributaries of the Miette,

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and Athabasca rivers. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 1,430 meters (4,690 feet) above Pyramid Lake in six kilometers (3.7 miles).

History

The mountain was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland after the Cairngorms, a mountain range in the Scottish Highlands associated with the mountain Cairn Gorm. Bridgland (1878–1948), was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted February 7, 1951, by the

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Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cairngorm is located in a

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...

zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below with wind chill factors below .

Gallery

File:Jasper (51630190050).jpg, East aspect File:Cairngorm and Pyramid Mountain.jpg, Cairngorm (left) and Pyramid Mountain (right) from Patricia Lake File:Cairngorm, Alberta.jpg, Cairngorm seen from Pyramid Lake File:Cairngorm from The Whistlers.jpg, Cairngorm (center) viewed from

The Whistlers The Whistlers is a mountain summit located in Jasper National Park, in the Trident Range of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The municipality of Jasper is situated 7 kilometres to the northeast. Its nearest higher peak is Indian Peak, ...

File:Jasper (51628506657).jpg, East aspect

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