Mount Butters (British Columbia)

Mount Butters
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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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.

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]

Mt. Butters at dawn in winter

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

• Geography of British Columbia
•   Mountainsportal
• Beaver Mountain

References

1. "Mount Butters, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
2. "Mount Butters, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-02-12.
3. "Mount Butters". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-02-12.
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". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN   1027-5606.

External links

• Mount Butters: Weather forecast
• Frederic King Butters in memoriam: Americanalpineclub.org
• Mount Butters Rock Climbing: Mountainproject.com