Face Mountain (British Columbia)

Face Mountain
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation	2,485 m (8,153 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence	747 m (2,451 ft) [1]
Parent peak	Mount Sampson (2,811 m) [2]
Isolation	4.71 km (2.93 mi) [1]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°35′57″N123°04′21″W / 50.59917°N 123.07250°W / 50.59917; -123.07250 [3]
Geography
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Interactive map of Face Mountain
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Lillooet Land District
Parent range	Thiassi Range [1] Coast Mountains
Topo map	NTS 92J11 North Creek

Face Mountain is a 2,485-metre (8,153-foot) mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Face Mountain is set in the Thiassi Range of the Coast Mountains. It is situated 2.1 km (1 mi) northwest of Locomotive Mountain, 38 km (24 mi) northwest of the community of Pemberton, along the north side of Pemberton Valley. Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the peak drains into Freight Creek and Donelly Creek which are both tributaries of the Hurley River. Face Mountain is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 1,085 meters (3,560 ft) above Donelly Creek in approximately 2 km (1.2 mi). The mountain's toponym was officially adopted January 23, 1979, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada as identified in Canadian Alpine Journal (1936), and in Dick Culbert's "Alpine Guide to Southwestern British Columbia" (1974). ^{[3] [4]}

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Face Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone of western North America. ^[5] 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. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Freight Glacier on the peak's west slope and the Train Glacier on the south slope. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing Face Mountain.

See also

• Mountains portal

• Geography of British Columbia
• Geology of British Columbia

References

1. "Face Mountain, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
2. "Face Mountain, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-01-12.
3. "Face Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-01-12.
4. "Face Mountain". BC Geographical Names .
5. Peel, M.C.; Finlayson, B.L. & McMahon, T.A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences . 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2025-11-07.

External links

• Weather: Face Mountain