title: Roche Ronde
text: # Roche Ronde
  
  Roche Ronde is a 2,138-metre (7,014 ft) mountain summit located at the south end of the Bosche Range in Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The peak may be seen from the Jasper House National Historic Site along Highway 16. The mountain was named for the rounded summit as Roche Ronde is French for "round rock".
  
  ## Climate
  
  Based on the Köppen climate classification, Roche Ronde is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). Precipitation runoff from Roche Ronde drains into the Athabasca River.
  
  