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Mount Cromwell
Mount Cromwell.jpg
Mt. Cromwell's north face from the Icefields Parkway in 2009
Highest point
Elevation 3,330 m (10,930 ft)
Prominence 330 m (1,080 ft)
Listing List of mountains of Alberta
Geography
Mount Cromwell is located in Alberta
Mount Cromwell
Mount Cromwell
Location in Alberta
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Winston Churchill Range
Topo map NTS 83C/06
Climbing
First ascent 1938
Easiest route rock/snow climb
Mount Cromwell and Mount Engelhard
Mount Cromwell (left) and Mount Engelhard (right)

Mount Cromwell is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada. Cromwell lines two km north of the east summit of Stutfield Peak. The mountain was named in 1972 by J. Monroe Thorington after Oliver Eaton (Tony) Cromwell, an American climber who made many first ascents in the Canadian Rockies.

The first ascent was made in 1938 by E. Cromwell, E. Cromwell jr., F.S. North, J. Monroe Thorington, guided by Edward Feuz jr.

In 2005, Bill Corbett, author of "The 11,000ers of the Canadian Rockies," climbed to the top of Mount Cromwell. At the summit, his GPS registered 11,006 feet. So perhaps Mount Cromwell should be included in the list of the Canadian Rocky Mountains that are over 11,000 feet in elevation.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cromwell is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Athabasca River.

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