Mount Barbour

Mount Barbour
Mount Barbour
	East aspect, centered
Highest point
Elevation	2,290 m (7,513 ft)
Prominence	270 m (886 ft)
Parent peak	Seven O'clock Mountain (2,341 m)
Isolation	2.89 km (1.80 mi)
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°30′22″N122°53′23″W / 50.50611°N 122.88972°W
Naming
Etymology	Charles Barbour
Geography
	Mount Barbour Location in British Columbia Mount Barbour Location in Canada
	Interactive map of Mount Barbour
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Lillooet Land District
Parent range	Coast Mountains
Topo map	NTS 92J10 Birkenhead Lake
Climbing
Easiest route	Scrambling

Last updated November 29, 2024

Mount Barbour is a 2,290-metre (7,513-foot) summit located in the Pemberton Valley of British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Mount Barbour is situated in the Coast Mountains, 22.5 km (14 mi) north of Pemberton and 2.9 km (2 mi) northwest of Seven O'clock Mountain, the nearest higher neighbor.^[1] Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the mountain's north slope drains into Tenquille Creek and the south slope drains to Owl Creek, both of which are tributaries of the Birkenhead River, whereas the west slope drains to the Lillooet River via Gingerbread Creek. Mount Barbour is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 2,050 meters (6,725 ft) above the Lillooet River in 4 km (2.5 mi).

Etymology

The mountain is named after Charles Barbour (died July 1, 1940), Pemberton pioneer and partner with Alex McLeod in development of the Gold King and Crown groups of mining claims south of Tenquille Creek during the pre-World War I era.^[5] The correct spelling of mountain's toponym was officially adopted November 17, 1981, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[3] The toponym had been misspelled "Barber" going back to 1916.^[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Barbour is located in a subarctic climate zone of western North America.^[6] 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 a small glacier remnant on the north slope. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing Mount Barbour.

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References

1 2 3 4 "Mount Barbour, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
1 2 "Mount Barbour, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-01-20.
1 2 "Mount Barbour". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-01-20.
↑ Matt Gunn, Scrambles in Southwest British Columbia, Cairn Publishing, 2004
1 2 "Mount Barbour". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-01-20.
↑ 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.

External links

Weather: Mount Barbour
Charles Barbour (photo): Pembertonmuseum.org
Charles Barbour biography: Squamishlibrary

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[pb-1] 1 2 3 4 "Mount Barbour, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-01-20.

[peakvisor-2] 1 2 "Mount Barbour, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-01-20.

[cgndb-3] 1 2 "Mount Barbour". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-01-20.

[4] Matt Gunn, Scrambles in Southwest British Columbia, Cairn Publishing, 2004

[bcgnis-5] 1 2 "Mount Barbour". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-01-20.

[Peel-6] 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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