Majestic Mountain is a summit in Alberta, Canada. __NOTOC__ Description Majestic Mountain is located within Jasper National Park and is the highest point of the Trident Range in the Canadian Rockies. The town of Jasper is situated to the northeast and the Continental Divide is to the west. The nearest higher neighbor is Redoubt Peak, to the southwest. Precipitation runoff from Majestic Mountain's east slope drains to the Athabasca River via Portal Creek and the west slope drains to the Miette River via Meadow Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above Circus Valley in .
History The first ascent of the summit was made in 1915 by Morrison P. Bridgland. The mountain's name was also applied in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland, a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in this area and was impressed by this one. The "Mt. Majestic" name appeared in the publication of a climbing guide book in 1921, which identified the peak as the highest in the Trident group. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1951 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
Geology 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.
Climate Based on the Köppen climate classification, Majestic Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below with wind chill factors below .
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See also List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies
Geography of Alberta
References
External links Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park Majestic Mountain: weather forecast