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Mount Erebus (Canada)

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zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). This climate supports the Fraser Glacier on the northwest slope, and the Eremite Glacier on the northeast slope. In terms of favorable
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who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies. Bridgland was impressed with the dark colored cliffs of the northeast face of the mountain. The Greek word for
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Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification".
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of the mountain was made in 1924 by L. Coolidge, G. Higginsnon, J. E. Johnson, and guide A. Streich.
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are 5.0 km (3.1 mi) to the north. The mountain's north ridge terminates at Outpost Peak.
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The mountain's name was applied in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland (1878–1948), a
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weather, July and August present the best months for climbing. Precipitation
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period, then was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the
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The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1935 when approved by the
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Mapper of Mountains M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies 1902-1930
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is a 3,112-metre (10,210-foot) mountain summit located near the
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is situated 4.5 km (2.8 mi) to the southeast, and
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1924 by L. Coolidge, G. Higginsnon, J.E. Johnson, A. Streich
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Outpost Peak
Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Listing
Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates
52°37′58″N 118°16′02″W / 52.63278°N 118.26722°W / 52.63278; -118.26722
Mount Erebus is located in Alberta
Mount Erebus is located in Canada
Jasper National Park
Alberta
Canada
Parent range
Park Ranges
Canadian Rockies
Topo map
NTS
83D9
Amethyst Lakes
Age of rock
Cambrian
Type of rock
Sedimentary rock
First ascent
Tonquin Valley
Jasper National Park
Alberta
Canada

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