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Mount Tekarra
Mount Tekarra Maligne Range.jpg
Mount Tekarra
Highest point
Elevation 2,694 m (8,839 ft)
Prominence 279 m (915 ft)
Parent peak The Watchtower (2791  m)
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Geography
Mount Tekarra is located in Alberta
Mount Tekarra
Mount Tekarra
Location in Alberta
Mount Tekarra is located in Canada
Mount Tekarra
Mount Tekarra
Location in Canada
Location Jasper National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent range Maligne Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 83C/13
Geology
Age of rock Cambrian
Type of rock Sedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent 1915 by Morrison Bridgland
Easiest route Scramble

Mount Tekarra is a 2,694 metres (8,839 feet) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is situated at the northwest end of the Maligne Range and is visible from Jasper and the Icefields Parkway. Its nearest higher neighbor is The Watchtower, 7.0 km (4.3 mi) to the east.


History

The mountain was named by James Hector in 1859 for Tekarra, an Iroquois guide and hunter who accompanied Hector during his exploration of the Athabasca River during the Palliser Expedition.

The first ascent of Mount Tekarra was made in 1915 by Morrison P. Bridgland (1878-1948), a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1947 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.

Geology

Mount Tekarra is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Tekarra is located in a subarctic climate with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Tekarra drains into the Maligne River and Tekarra Creek, both tributaries of the Athabasca River.

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