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Franchère Peak is a mountain
summit
A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topography, topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous.
The term (mountain top) is generally used ...
located in the
Astoria River
The Astoria River is a short river in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is an early tributary of the Athabasca River.
The Astoria forms in the Tonquin Valley, collecting meltwater from the Fraser Glacier, The Ramparts, Mount Erebus, M ...
valley of
Jasper National Park, in the
Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies (french: Rocheuses canadiennes) or Canadian Rocky Mountains, comprising both the Alberta Rockies and the British Columbian Rockies, is the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains. It is the easternmost part ...
of
Alberta,
Canada. The mountain was named in 1917 for
Gabriel Franchère (1786–1863), a
French Canadian
French Canadians (referred to as Canadiens mainly before the twentieth century; french: Canadiens français, ; feminine form: , ), or Franco-Canadians (french: Franco-Canadiens), refers to either an ethnic group who trace their ancestry to Fren ...
author and explorer of the
Pacific Northwest who wrote the first account of an 1814 journey over
Athabasca Pass.
Franchère was a member of
John Jacob Astor's
Pacific Fur Company and sailed to
Fort Astoria on the
Tonquin, after which the nearby
Tonquin Valley was named.
[ The mountain's name was officially adopted on March 5, 1935 when approved by the ]Geographical Names Board of Canada
The Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) is a national committee with a secretariat in Natural Resources Canada, part of the Government of Canada, which authorizes the names used and name changes on official federal government maps of Canada ...
.[ Its nearest higher peak is ]Aquila Mountain
Aquila Mountain is a mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Aquila Mountain was so named on account of eagles in the area, ''aquila'' meaning "eagle" in Lati ...
, to the north.[ Mount Edith Cavell is situated immediately south-southeast across the Astoria River valley.
]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Franchère Peak 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.Astoria River
The Astoria River is a short river in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is an early tributary of the Athabasca River.
The Astoria forms in the Tonquin Valley, collecting meltwater from the Fraser Glacier, The Ramparts, Mount Erebus, M ...
which are both tributaries of the Athabasca River.
Geology
The mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian
The Precambrian (or Pre-Cambrian, sometimes abbreviated pꞒ, or Cryptozoic) is the earliest part of Earth's history, set before the current Phanerozoic Eon. The Precambrian is so named because it preceded the Cambrian, the first period of the ...
to Jurassic periods and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.
See also
* Geography of Alberta
Gallery
File:Franchère Peak from Edith Cavell Trail.jpg, Southeast aspect
File:Franchère Peak, se.jpg, Southeast aspect
File:Franchère Peak.jpg, Franchère Peak
References
External links
* Parks Canada web site
Jasper National ParkGabriel Franchère
from the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
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Two-thousanders of Alberta
Mountains of Jasper National Park
Canadian Rockies
Alberta's Rockies