The_Whistlers_(Alberta)

The Whistlers (Alberta)

The Whistlers (Alberta)

Mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada


The Whistlers is a 2,470-metre (8,100-foot) 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. The nearest higher neighbor is Indian Peak, 2.5 km (1.6 mi) to the southwest.[1] The highest and longest aerial tramway in Canada ascends to a lookout at 2,277 meters elevation, still 193 meters below the summit, but a hiking trail continues to the summit. Some of the mountains that can be seen (weather permitting) from the top include Mount Robson, Mount Bridgland, Monarch Mountain, Cairngorm, Pyramid Mountain, Hawk Mountain, Mount Colin, Grisette Mountain, Mount Tekarra, Mount Hardisty, Mount Kerkeslin, Marmot Mountain, Terminal Mountain, and Manx Peak.

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History

The descriptive name The Whistlers was applied in 1916 by Édouard-Gaston Deville of the Geological Survey of Canada for the whistling inhabitants of the mountain, the hoary marmot.[3][4] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1951 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, The Whistlers is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from The Whistlers drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

See also

Views from the top

References

  1. "Whistlers Peak (The Whistlers)". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  2. "The Whistlers". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 134.
  4. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.

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