Beaver Mountain (British Columbia)

Beaver Mountain
Beaver Mountain
	Southwest aspect, summit upper right
Highest point
Elevation	3,212 m (10,538 ft)
Prominence	432 m (1,417 ft)
Parent peak	Sugarloaf Mountain (3,254 m)
Isolation	1.94 km (1.21 mi)
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°02′16″N117°19′56″W / 51.03778°N 117.33222°W
Naming
Etymology	Beaver River
Geography
	Beaver Mountain Location in British Columbia Beaver Mountain Beaver Mountain (Canada)
	Interactive map of Beaver Mountain
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Kootenay Land District
Protected area	Glacier National Park
Parent range	Selkirk Mountains ; Battle Range
Topo map	NTS 82N3 Mount Wheeler
Climbing
First ascent	1913

Last updated December 02, 2024

Beaver Mountain is a 3,212-metre (10,538-foot) mountain summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Beaver Mountain is located in the Battle Range of the Selkirk Mountains. The remote peak is situated southwest of the head of the Beaver River and is set on the southern boundary of Glacier National Park.^[6] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into the headwaters of Beaver River, and south into Butters Creek which is a tributary of the Duncan River. Beaver Mountain is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,600 meters (5,250 ft) above Butters Creek in 3 km (1.9 mi).

History

The mountain was named in August 1890 by Harold Ward Topham of the Alpine Club of England, and Herr Emil Huber and Herr Carl Sultzer of the Swiss Alpine Club.^[6] The mountain is named in association with Beaver River, which in turn was named for the great number of beavers that once inhabited the valley.^[7] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on July 29, 1904, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[6]

The first ascent of the summit was made August 25, 1913, by Edward W. D. Holway, Ernest Feus and Christian Häsler, Jr.^[8]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Beaver Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[9] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Duncan Névé and Beaver Glacier on the north slope, and two smaller unnamed glaciers on the south slope of the peak.

Gallery

Beaver Mountain

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References

↑ "Beaver Mountain - 10,538' BC". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
↑ BC Basemap topographic map
1 2 "Beaver Mountain, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-02-12.
↑ "Beaver Mountain, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
1 2 "Beaver Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-02-12.
1 2 3 "Beaver Mountain". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-02-12.
↑ Arthur Oliver Wheeler, The Selkirk Mountains/Chapter 2
↑ Howard Palmer (1914), Mountaineering and Exploration in the Selkirks, Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, p. 428.
↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

External links

Glacier National Park: Parks Canada

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[listsofjohn-1] "Beaver Mountain - 10,538' BC". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.

[2] BC Basemap topographic map

[peakvisor-3] 1 2 "Beaver Mountain, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-02-12.

[pb-4] "Beaver Mountain, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.

[cgndb-5] 1 2 "Beaver Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-02-12.

[bcgnis-6] 1 2 3 "Beaver Mountain". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-02-12.

[7] Arthur Oliver Wheeler, The Selkirk Mountains/Chapter 2

[8] Howard Palmer (1914), Mountaineering and Exploration in the Selkirks, Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, p. 428.

[Peel-9] Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

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