Mount Evans (British Columbia)

Mount Evans
Southeast aspect, centered
Highest point
Elevation	2,250 m (7,382 ft) [1]
Prominence	150 m (492 ft) [1]
Parent peak	Teaquahan Mountain (2,532 m) [1]
Isolation	4.5 km (2.8 mi) [1]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°59′42″N124°51′04″W / 50.99500°N 124.85111°W / 50.99500; -124.85111 [2]
Geography
Mount Evans Location in British Columbia Show map of British Columbia Mount Evans Location in Canada Show map of Canada
Interactive map of Mount Evans
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Range 1 Coast Land District [3]
Parent range	Coast Mountains
Topo map	NTS 92K15 Southgate River

Mount Evans is a 2,250-metre (7,382-foot) glaciated summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Mount Evans is located in the Coast Mountains immediately north of the head of Bute Inlet and 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) south-southwest of Teaquahan Mountain, which is the nearest higher neighbor. ^[1] Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from this mountain drains to Bute Inlet via the Homathko River and Teaquahan River. Mount Evans is more notable for its rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 2,230 metres (7,316 ft) above the Homathko River Valley in five kilometres (3.1 mi). The mountain's toponym and current location were officially adopted January 15, 1987, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada, ^[3] although the name was published in 1867 as labelled on British Admiralty chart 580. ^[4] The mountain's name origin/significance is not recorded. ^[2]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Evans is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. ^[5] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports two unnamed glaciers on the slopes of the peak. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing Mount Evans.

See also

• Mountains portal

• Geography of British Columbia
• Geology of British Columbia

References

1. "Mount Evans, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
2. "Mount Evans". BC Geographical Names .
3. "Mount Evans". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2024-03-23.
4. Eighteenth Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, Canadian Board on Geographical Names, 1924, p. 93.
5. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN   1027-5606.

External links

• Weather: Mount Evans