Mountains in Canada
Sunwapta Peak
3,315 m10,876 ft
Mountain · Park Ranges · Canada
Sunwapta Peak is a peak in the Sunwapta River valley of Jasper National Park, just north of the Columbia Icefield in Alberta, Canada. The peak was named in 1892 after the Stoney language word sunwapta meaning "turbulent river". The mountain can be seen from the Icefields Parkway.
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At the summit · forecast for 5:00 PM
-5 °CCloudy · wind 2 km/h from the NW
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of Sunwapta Peak, 3,315 m
- 5:00 PM-5 °CNW 2 km/h–
- 8:00 PM-10 °CW 2 km/h–
- 11:00 PM-11 °CW 2 km/h–
- 2:00 AM-12 °CW 2 km/h–
- 5:00 AM-14 °CW 2 km/h–
- 8:00 AM-14 °CS 2 km/h–
- 11:00 AM-10 °CW 2 km/h0.1 mm
- 2:00 PM-8 °CW 5 km/h1.1 mm
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 27 | Light snow | -8 °C / -14 °C | 5.9 mm | 6 km/h |
| Wed, Oct 28 | Snow | -12 °C / -19 °C | 3.2 mm | 7 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Partly cloudy | -16 °C / -22 °C | 0.1 mm | 4 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Mostly clear | -14 °C / -27 °C | – | 3 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Partly cloudy | -13 °C / -20 °C | – | 4 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Cloudy | -15 °C / -21 °C | 0.2 mm | 5 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Cloudy | -10 °C / -20 °C | 0.5 mm | 5 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 01:16 PM MDT. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Mountain
- Height above sea level
- 3,315 m (10,876 ft)
- Prominence
- 1,014 m (3,327 ft)
- Range
- Park Ranges
- Country
- Canada
- First ascent
- 1906
- Coordinates
- 52.349°N 117.275°W
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
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