Mount Donkin

Mount Donkin
Mount Donkin
	North aspect centered, with Michel Peak to left
Highest point
Elevation	2,940 m (9,646 ft)
Prominence	345 m (1,132 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Dawson (3,377 m)
Isolation	1.89 km (1.17 mi)
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°08′59″N117°28′13″W / 51.14972°N 117.47028°W
Naming
Etymology	William Frederick Donkin
Geography
	Mount Donkin Location in British Columbia Mount Donkin Location in Canada
	Interactive map of Mount Donkin
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Kootenay Land District
Protected area	Glacier National Park
Parent range	Selkirk Mountains ; Dawson Range
Topo map	NTS 82N3 Mount Wheeler
Climbing
First ascent	1890

Last updated November 30, 2024

Mount Donkin is a 2,940-metre (9,646-foot) summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Mount Donkin is located in Glacier National Park and is part of the Selkirk Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Incomappleux River. Mount Donkin is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,840 metres (6,037 ft) above the Incomappleux River in 2.5 km (1.6 mi). The nearest higher neighbor is Michel Peak on Mount Dawson, 1.89 km (1.17 mi) to the east.^[3]

History

While in the Selkirks in 1888, Rev. William Spotswood Green, Alpine Club, London, named this mountain after fellow club member William Frederick Donkin (1845–1888), Honorary Secretary of the Alpine Club, who perished that year in the Caucasus.^[7] The nearby Mount Fox was also named in memory of another member of the club, Harry Fox, who also perished with Donkin during their attempt to be the first to climb Koshtan-Tau.^[8] The bodies of Donkin, Fox, and their two Swiss guides (Kaspar Streich and Johann Fischer) were never found.^[1]

The first ascent of the summit was made in 1890 by Harold Ward Topham,^[7] who also has a nearby mountain named after him, Mount Topham.

The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on May 29, 1901, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[7]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Donkin is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[9] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Donkin Glacier on the northeast slope of the peak.

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References

1 2 3 Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), "Canadian Mountain Place Names", Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765794, p. 82.
↑ BC Basemap topographic map
1 2 3 4 "Mount Donkin, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
↑ "Mount Donkin, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-03-12.
1 2 "Mount Donkin". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-03-12.
↑ Canada National Parks Branch, Mabel Berta Williams (1924), Through the Heart of the Rockies and Selkirks, p. 102.
1 2 3 "Mount Donkin". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-03-12.
↑ King, Charles (2008). The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus . Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 128. ISBN 978-0-19-517775-6.
↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

External links

Glacier National Park: Parks Canada
Mount Donkin: Weather
William Frederick Donkin in memoriam: Google.com/books

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[cmpn-1] 1 2 3 Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), "Canadian Mountain Place Names", Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765794, p. 82.

[2] BC Basemap topographic map

[pb-3] 1 2 3 4 "Mount Donkin, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.

[peakvisor-4] "Mount Donkin, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-03-12.

[cgndb-5] 1 2 "Mount Donkin". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-03-12.

[6] Canada National Parks Branch, Mabel Berta Williams (1924), Through the Heart of the Rockies and Selkirks, p. 102.

[bcgnis-7] 1 2 3 "Mount Donkin". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-03-12.

[King2008-8] King, Charles (2008). The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus . Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 128. ISBN 978-0-19-517775-6.

[Peel-9] 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.

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