Roche à Bosche
Appearance
Roche à Bosche | |
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![]() Roche à Bosche (left) and Roche Ronde (right) with Athabasca River | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,148 m (7,047 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 159 m (522 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 53°12′54″N 118°02′30″W / 53.21500°N 118.04167°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Bosche Range |
Topo map | NTS 83E1 Snaring River |
Roche à Bosche is a 2,148 metre mountain summit located at the south end of the Bosche Range in Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.[1] The peak may be seen from the Jasper House National Historic Site along Highway 16.
Climate
[edit]Based on the Köppen climate classification, Roche à Bosche is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[2] Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C. Precipitation runoff from Roche à Bosche drains into the Athabasca River.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park