Icecap Peak

Icecap Peak
Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation	2,435 m (7,989 ft) [1]
Prominence	282 m (925 ft) [2]
Parent peak	Pykett Peak (2,458 m) [1]
Isolation	2.45 km (1.52 mi) [2]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°02′33″N123°26′23″W / 50.04250°N 123.43972°W / 50.04250; -123.43972 [3]
Naming
Etymology	Ice cap
Geography
Icecap Peak Location in British Columbia Show map of British Columbia Icecap Peak Icecap Peak (Canada) Show map of Canada
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	New Westminster Land District [4]
Parent range	Coast Mountains
Topo map	NTS 92J3 Brandywine Falls

Icecap Peak is a 2,435-metre (7,989-foot) glaciated summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Icecap Peak is located in the Coast Mountains, 36 kilometres (22 mi) west-southwest of Whistler and 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) east-southeast of Amicus Mountain, which is the nearest higher neighbor. ^[1] Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from this mountain drains into tributaries of the Squamish River. Icecap Peak is more notable for its rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 2,335 metres (7,660 ft) above the Squamish River in six kilometres (3.7 mi). The mountain's toponym was officially adopted June 22, 1967, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada as submitted by Dick Culbert, author of A Climber's Guide to the Coastal Ranges of British Columbia. ^[3]

Icecap Peak (left) and Amicus Mountain (right)

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Icecap Peak is located in the marine west coast 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 unnamed glaciers surrounding the peak. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing Icecap Peak.

See also

• Mountains portal

• Geography of British Columbia
• Geology of British Columbia

References

1. "Icecap Peak, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2024-03-19.
2. "Icecap Peak, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
3. "Icecap Peak". BC Geographical Names .
4. "Icecap Peak". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2024-03-19.
5. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN   1027-5606.

External links

• Weather: Icecap Peak