Mount Dorman

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Mount Dorman
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South aspect, from Whiteswan Lake
Highest point
Elevation 2,825 m (9,268 ft) [1]
Prominence 605 m (1,985 ft) [2]
Isolation 10.46 km (6.50 mi) [2]
Listing Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates 50°17′06″N115°25′39″W / 50.28500°N 115.42750°W / 50.28500; -115.42750 [3]
Naming
Etymology Bill Dorman
Geography
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Mount Dorman
Location in British Columbia
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Mount Dorman
Location in Canada
Mount Dorman
Interactive map of Mount Dorman
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
District Kootenay Land District
Parent range Rocky Mountains
Topo map NTS 82J6 Mount Abruzzi [3]

Mount Dorman is a 2,825-metre (9,268-foot) mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada. [4] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west to the White River via Elk Creek, principally. Mount Dorman is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising over 1,600 metres (5,200 feet) above Elk Creek in 3 km (1.9 mi).

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Etymology

The mountain was presumably named in the mid-1950s by the Forest Service after Bill Dorman, trapper along the nearby White River from the early 1900s through the 1920s. [4] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted March 3, 1960, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. [3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Dorman is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [5] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

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References

  1. ↑ "Mount Dorman, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Dorman, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mount Dorman". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  4. 1 2 "Mount Dorman". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  5. ↑ 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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