| Grisette Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Grisette Mountain seen from The Whistlers | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,620 m (8,600 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 240 m (790 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Dromore (2660 m)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°56′44″N 117°55′48″W / 52.94556°N 117.93000°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Grisette Mountain Location of Grisette Mountain in Alberta  Grisette Mountain Grisette Mountain (Canada) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Jasper National Park |
| Parent range | Colin Range Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 83C13 Medicine Lake[2] |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | Limestone |
Grisette Mountain is a 2,620-metre (8,600 ft) mountain summit located in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Colin Range, which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies.[3] The peak is situated 14 km (8.7 mi) northeast of the municipality of Jasper, and is a prominent landmark in the Athabasca Valley visible from Highway 16 and the Canadian. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Dromore, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) to the east.[1]
Grisette Mountain was named in 1916 by Morrison P. Bridgland for its gray colored limestone.[4] Bridgland (1878-1948) was a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies.[5] The French word gris translates to gray.[6] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1947 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2][6]
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- ^ a b c "Grisette Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ "Grisette Mountain, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 60.
- ^ MacLaren, I.S. (2005). Mapper of Mountains M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies 1902-1930. With Eric Higgs, Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux. Edmonton, AB: The University of Alberta Press. ISBN 0-88864-456-6.
- ^ a b "Grisette Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-28.