Avalanche Mountain
| Avalanche Mountain | |
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 Avalanche Mountain (west face) seen from the Trans-Canada Highway | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,861 m (9,386 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 280 m (920 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Uto Peak (2927 m)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 51°17′17″N 117°28′10″W / 51.28806°N 117.46944°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Avalanche Mountain Location in British Columbia  Avalanche Mountain Location in Canada | |
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| Interactive map of Avalanche Mountain | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| District | Kootenay Land District |
| Parent range | Sir Donald Range Selkirk Mountains[2] |
| Topo map | NTS 82N6 Blaeberry[3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1885 John Macoun, James M. Macoun[1] |
| Easiest route | Scrambling YDS 3[1] |
Avalanche Mountain is a 2,861-metre (9,386-foot) summit in Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Macdonald, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) to the north. Mount Sir Donald is 3.83 km (2.38 mi) to the southeast, and Eagle Peak is 1.46 km (0.91 mi) to the south-southeast.[1] The Avalanche Glacier is situated on the east side of the peak, and the Connaught Tunnel lies partially beneath Avalanche Mountain.[4] The peak is visible from eastbound Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway approaching Rogers Pass. During winter and spring of each year the western slope, named Avalanche Crest,[5] generates avalanches which can threaten the highway.[6]
History
[edit]The mountain's name was applied by Major A.B. Rogers and stems from its history of avalanches from its western slopes onto Rogers Pass.[7] The 1910 Rogers Pass avalanche, the deadliest avalanche in Canadian history, resulted in the deaths of 62 Canadian Pacific Railway workers and was the impetus which forced the railway to build the Connaught Tunnel.[8]
In 1881, Rogers and some of his party climbed to the crest of the ridge between Avalanche and Mount Macdonald, and may have climbed Avalanche itself.[9] The first confirmed ascent of the mountain was made in 1885 by John Macoun and James M. Macoun.[1]
The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1931 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]
Climate
[edit]Based on the Köppen climate classification, Avalanche Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters and mild summers.[10] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into the Illecillewaet River or east into the Beaver River.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Avalanche Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
- ^ a b "Avalanche Peak, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ a b c "Avalanche Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
- ^ W., Boles, Glen (2006). Canadian mountain place names : the Rockies and Columbia Mountains. Laurilla, Roger W., 1959-, Putnam, William Lowell., Putnam, William Lowell. Place names of the Canadian Alps. Calgary, Alta.: Rocky Mountain Books. ISBN 9781894765794. OCLC 244770225.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Avalanche Crest". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
- ^ "Hiking - Glacier National Park". 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Overwhelmed - Remembering the March 4, 1910 Avalanche at Rogers Pass".
- ^ "Rogers Pass a History of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Trans-Canada Highway crossing". cdnrail.railfan.net. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ^ Wheeler, A.O. (1905). The Selkirk Range Vol. I. p. 267.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
Gallery
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Avalanche Mountain close-up -
Mt. Macdonald (left) seen with Avalanche Mountain (right)
External links
[edit]- "Avalanche Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
- Flickr photo: Avalanche Mountain from east, with Avalanche Glacier
- Weather: Avalanche Mountain
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