Bravo Peak

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Bravo Peak
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Northwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation 3,105 m (10,187 ft) [1]
Prominence 107 m (351 ft) [2]
Parent peak Spearman Peak (3,370 m) [3]
Isolation 0.9 km (0.56 mi) [4]
Listing Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates 51°21′56″N125°13′56″W / 51.36556°N 125.23222°W / 51.36556; -125.23222 [5]
Geography
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Bravo Peak
Location in British Columbia
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Bravo Peak
Bravo Peak (Canada)
Location British Columbia, Canada
DistrictRange 2 Coast Land District
Parent range Coast Mountains
Waddington Range
Topo map NTS 92N6 Mount Waddington [5]

Bravo Peak is a 3,105-metre (10,187-foot) summit located in British Columbia, Canada.

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Description

Bravo Peak is situated in the Waddington Range of the Coast Mountains, in a remote wilderness area that few visit. Bravo Peak is set 155 km (96 mi) north of the community of Campbell River and 2.35 km (1.46 mi) southeast of Mount Waddington, the highest peak of the entire Coast Mountains range. [2] Other neighbors include Mount Munday, Grenelle Mountain and Spearman Peak, which is the nearest higher neighbor. [4] Precipitation runoff from Bravo Peak drains to Tiedemann Creek → Homathko River → Bute Inlet. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 900 meters (2,950 feet) above the Tiedemann Glacier in 0.6 kilometer (0.37 mile).

History

The peak's name was originally identified on mountaineer Don Munday's 1934 map, [6] and appeared in subsequent climber's guides before being officially adopted May 1, 1978, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. [5]

An ascent of the summit made in July 1950 by Allen Steck, William W. Dunmire, Oscar Cook, Richard Houston, James Wilson, Philip Bettler, William Long and Raymond de Saussure was possibly the first ascent. [7]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Bravo Peak has an ice cap climate. [8] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors  below −30 °C. This climate supports the Bravo and Tiedemann glaciers which surround the slopes of Bravo Peak.

Bravo Peak (right). Grenelle Mountain in the background Bravo Peak, Waddington Range.jpg
Bravo Peak (right).
Grenelle Mountain in the background

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Frederic Hartemann, Robert Hauptman (2005), The Mountain Encyclopedia, Taylor Trade Publishing, ISBN   9781461703310, p. 219
  2. 1 2 "Bravo Peak, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  3. ↑ "Bravo Peak – 10,203' BC". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  4. 1 2 "Bravo Peak, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  5. 1 2 3 "Bravo Peak". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  6. ↑ "Bravo Peak". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  7. ↑ Sierra Club Bulletin, 1951, p. 151.
  8. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN   1027-5606.
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