Roche de Smet
Roche de Smet
Location of Roche de Smet in Alberta
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Roche de Smet
Roche de Smet (Canada)
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Roche de Smet is a 2,539 m (8,330 ft) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the De Smet Range of the Canadian Rockies. It was named in 1896 after Pierre-Jean De Smet.[1][3]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Roche de Smet is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Roche de Smet drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Roche Pierre-Jean De Smet". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ "Topographic map of Roche de Smet". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ a b c d "Roche De Smet". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ a b "Roche de Smet". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ 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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Roche de Smet from the south -
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Northeast aspect of Roche de Smet
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