Mount Cromwell
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Mount Cromwell is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada. Cromwell lies two kilometres north of the east summit of Stutfield Peak. The mountain was named in 1972 by J. Monroe Thorington after Oliver Eaton (Tony) Cromwell, an American climber who made many first ascents in the Canadian Rockies.<ref name=crdb/>
The first ascent was made in 1936 by Oliver E. Cromwell, E. Cromwell jr., Francis S. North, and J. Monroe Thorington.<ref name=bivouac/><ref name=aaj_1937/> Another source declares the ascent was made in 1938 by the same party but it included the guide Edward Feuz jr<ref name=crdb/>
In 2005, Bill Corbett, author of "The 11,000ers of the Canadian Rockies," climbed to the top of Mount Cromwell. At the summit, his GPS registered 11,006 feet. So perhaps Mount Cromwell should be included in the list of the Canadian Rocky Mountains that are over 11,000 feet in elevation.<ref name=crdb/>
ClimateEdit
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cromwell is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.<ref name=Peel>Template:Cite journal</ref> Winter temperatures can drop below Template:Cvt with wind chill factors below Template:Cvt. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Athabasca River.
GeologyEdit
The mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.<ref name=gadd>Template:Citation</ref>
GalleryEdit
- Mount Cromwell and Mount Engelhard.jpg
Mount Cromwell (left) and Mount Engelhard (right)
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Notes
External linksEdit
- Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park
- Weather forecast: Mount Cromwell