Mount Duncan

Mount Duncan
Mount Duncan
	South aspect, centered; (Beaver Mountain to left)
Highest point
Elevation	3,202 m (10,505 ft)
Prominence	242 m (794 ft)
Parent peak	Beaver Mountain (3,212 m)
Isolation	1.17 km (0.73 mi)
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°02′26″N117°18′58″W / 51.04056°N 117.31611°W
Naming
Etymology	John Duncan
Geography
	Mount Duncan Location in British Columbia Mount Duncan Mount Duncan (Canada)
	Interactive map of Mount Duncan
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Kootenay Land District
Protected area	Glacier National Park
Parent range	Selkirk Mountains ; Battle Range
Topo map	NTS 82N3 Mount Wheeler
Climbing
First ascent	1913

Last updated November 13, 2024

Mount Duncan is a 3,202-metre (10,505-foot) summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Mount Duncan is located along the southern boundary of Glacier National Park and is part of the Battle Range,^[1] a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains. The mountain is situated at the head of the Duncan River which the mountain is named after.^[4]^[1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into headwaters of the Beaver River, and southeast to the Duncan River. Mount Duncan is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,650 meters (5,413 ft) above Butters Creek in 2.5 km (1.6 mi).

History

The mountain was named in 1890 by Harold Ward Topham, Emil Huber, and Henry Forster, in association with the Duncan River.^[4]^[5] The river is named for John (Jack) Duncan, an early prospector who worked claims along the lower reaches of the river that now bears his name.^[1] He was a candidate for the colonial Legislative Council from the Kootenay Land District in 1866, and died circa 1900.^[6] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on July 29, 1904, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[4]

The first ascent of the summit was made at 9:10 a.m. on August 25, 1913, by Edward W. D. Holway, Ernest Feus, and Christian Häsler.^[7] By 12:45 p.m. that same day, they were on the summit of Beaver Mountain one kilometer west and claiming another first ascent.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Duncan is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[8] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Duncan Névé on the north slope and Duncan Glacier on the east slope of the peak.

Gallery

Duncan centered, Beaver to left

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References

1 2 3 4 Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), "Canadian Mountain Place Names", Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765794, p. 84.
1 2 3 "Mount Duncan, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-02-20.
1 2 "Mount Duncan". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-02-20.
1 2 3 "Mount Duncan". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-02-20.
↑ Arthur Oliver Wheeler, The Selkirk Mountains/Chapter 2
↑ "Castlegar News". www.castlegarnews.com. 22 Mar 1915.
↑ Howard Palmer (1914), Mountaineering and Exploration in the Selkirks, Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, p. 421, 428.
↑ 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 Duncan: Weather

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[cmpn-1] 1 2 3 4 Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), "Canadian Mountain Place Names", Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765794, p. 84.

[peakvisor-2] 1 2 3 "Mount Duncan, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-02-20.

[cgndb-3] 1 2 "Mount Duncan". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-02-20.

[bcgnis-4] 1 2 3 "Mount Duncan". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-02-20.

[wikisource-5] Arthur Oliver Wheeler, The Selkirk Mountains/Chapter 2

[6] "Castlegar News". www.castlegarnews.com. 22 Mar 1915.

[7] Howard Palmer (1914), Mountaineering and Exploration in the Selkirks, Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, p. 421, 428.

[Peel-8] 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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