Mount Butters (British Columbia)

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Mount Butters
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East aspect
Highest point
Elevation 3,141 m (10,305 ft) [1]
Prominence 673 m (2,208 ft) [1]
Parent peak Mount Proteus (3,198 m) [2]
Isolation 3.65 km (2.27 mi) [1]
Listing Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates 50°59′34″N117°23′20″W / 50.99278°N 117.38889°W / 50.99278; -117.38889 [3]
Naming
Etymology Frederic King Butters
Geography
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Mount Butters
Location in British Columbia
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Mount Butters
Location in Canada
Mount Butters (British Columbia)
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Country Canada
Province British Columbia
District Kootenay Land District
Parent range Selkirk Mountains
Battle Range
Topo map NTS 82K14 Westfall River [3]
Geology
Mountain type Fault block
Climbing
First ascent 1914

Mount Butters is a 3,141-metre (10,305-foot) mountain summit in British Columbia, Canada.

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Description

Mount Butters is located in the Battle Range of the Selkirk Mountains. [4] The remote peak is set approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Glacier National Park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into Battle Brook which is a tributary of the Incomappleux River, and south into Butters Creek which is a tributary of the Duncan River. Mount Butters is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,400 meters (4,593 ft) above Butters Creek in 2 km (1.2 mi), and 2,200 meters (7,218 ft) above Battle Brook valley in 3 km (1.9 mi).

History

The mountain is named after Professor Frederic King Butters (1878–1945) who climbed in this area from 1904–1924. [4] He accomplished more than 50 major climbs in the Selkirk Mountains. [5] He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a member of the Alpine Club of Canada, the American Alpine Club, and of the American Geographical Society. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on July 9, 1946, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. [4]

The first ascent of the summit was made in 1914 by Frederic Butters, Edward W. D. Holway and Andrew James Gilmour. [4] [6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Butters is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters and mild summers. [7] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports unnamed glaciers on the slopes and cirques surrounding the peak.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Butters, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  2. ↑ "Mount Butters, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Butters". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Butters". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  5. ↑ Frederic King Butters, 1878-1945, (1946), Americanalpineclub.org
  6. ↑ William Lowell Putnam (1975), A Climber's Guide to the Interior Ranges of British Columbia, American Alpine Club, p. 171.
  7. ↑ 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.
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