Bastion Peak (Canada)

Bastion Peak is a 2,994 meter mountain summit located on the shared border of Jasper National Park in Alberta, and Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. It is situated in the Tonquin Valley in the Canadian Rockies. It was named in 1916 by Édouard-Gaston Deville because it has an appearance similar to that of a bastion on a castle.[2] Its nearest higher peak is Turret Mountain, 1.6 km (0.99 mi) to the west, and its greater parent is Mount Geikie 3 km (1.9 mi) to the west.[2]

Bastion Peak
Bastion Peak in the very center of frame with Dungeon Peak and Redoubt Peak of The Ramparts to left
Highest point
Elevation2,994 m (9,823 ft)[1]
Prominence447 m (1,467 ft)
Coordinates52°42′30″N 118°20′42″W
Geography
Bastion Peak
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Bastion Peak
Bastion Peak (Canada)
LocationAlberta
British Columbia
Parent rangePark Ranges
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83D/09
Climbing
First ascent1925 J.W.A. Hickson, Howard Palmer, H. Kohler[2]
Easiest routeEast Face IV 5.7

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Bastion Peak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[3] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Bastion Peak drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River on its east side, and tributaries of the Fraser River from the west side.

See also

References

  1. "Bastion Peak". PeakFinder.com.
  2. "Bastion Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  3. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.


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