Mount Jerram

{{short description|Mountain in Alberta, Canada}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Jerram | image = Mount Jerram.jpg | image_caption = Mount Jerram, seen from southwest at Upper Kananaskis Lake | elevation_m = 2996 | elevation_ref = <ref name=bivouac>{{cite bivouac|id=1461 |name= Mount Jerram |accessdate=2018-11-28}}</ref> | prominence_m = 314 | prominence_ref = <ref name=bivouac/> | location = Alberta, Canada | range = Opal Range<ref>[http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=141342 Peakbagger Opal Range]</ref><br />Canadian Rockies | parent_peak = Elpoca Mountain (3036 m)<ref name=bivouac/> | map = Alberta#Canada | map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in Canada | coordinates = {{coord|50|42|02|N|115|02|58|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name=cgndb>{{cite cgndb|id= IADBY |name= Mount Jerram |accessdate=2018-11-28}}</ref> | topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|J|11}}<ref name=cgndb/> | rock = Limestone | age = Cambrian | first_ascent = 1957 by J.F. Tarrant and D.K. Morrison<ref name=bivouac/> | easiest_route = Mountaineering }}

'''Mount Jerram''' is a {{Convert|2996 |m|ft|lk=on|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in the Opal Range of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.<ref>{{cite cgndb|id=IAGYM|name=Mount Jerram}}</ref> Its nearest higher peak is Elpoca Mountain, {{convert|4.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the south-southeast.<ref name=bivouac/> Mount Jerram is situated east of Mount Wintour, within Peter Lougheed Provincial Park.

Like so many of the mountains in Kananaskis Country, Mount Jerram received its name from the persons and ships involved in the 1916 Battle of Jutland, the only major sea battle of the First World War.<ref>[https://albertashistoricplaces.wordpress.com/2016/06/22/the-battle-of-jutland-first-world-war-commemoration-and-alberta-place-names/ Battle of Jutland] Alberta Historic Places</ref>

==History==

The mountain was named in honor of Admiral Sir Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram (1858-1933), Royal Navy commander of the Second Battle Squadron during the Battle of Jutland in World War I.<ref>{{cite book|title=Place-names of Alberta|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029;view=1up;seq=73|year=1928|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada|location=Ottawa|page=69}}</ref>

The mountain's name was made official in 1922 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.<ref name=cgndb/>

The first ascent of the peak was made on June 15, 1957 by Jim Tarrant and Don Morrison.<ref name=bivouac/>

==Geology==

Mount Jerram is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.<ref name=gadd>{{cite journal|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}}</ref> Jerram was created during the Lewis Overthrust. The steeply tilted strata are virtually the same in each peak of the Opal Range, with softer layers sandwiched between harder layers.<ref name=bivouac/>

==Climate==

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Jerram is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | pages = 1633–1644 | issn = 1027-5606}}</ref> Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

In terms of favorable weather, June through September are the best months to climb Mount Jerram.

Precipitation runoff from the west side of the mountain drains into the Kananaskis River, whereas the east side drains into tributaries of the Elbow River.

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==External links== * Mount Jerram weather: [https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Jerram/forecasts/2996 Mountain Forecast]

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