Mount Hanover

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Mount Hanover
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West aspect, seen from Hat Pass
Highest point
Elevation 1,748 m (5,735 ft) [1]
Prominence 228 m (748 ft) [1]
Parent peak Brunswick Mountain (1,788 m) [1]
Isolation 1.45 km (0.90 mi) [1]
Listing Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates 49°29′57″N123°11′02″W / 49.49917°N 123.18389°W / 49.49917; -123.18389 [2]
Naming
Etymology House of Hanover
Geography
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Mount Hanover
Location in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
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Mount Hanover
Location in British Columbia
Mount Hanover
Interactive map of Mount Hanover
Location Cypress Provincial Park [3]
British Columbia, Canada
Region Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
District New Westminster Land District
Parent range Britannia Range
North Shore Mountains
Coast Mountains
Topo map NTS 92G6 North Vancouver [2]
Climbing
First ascent 1913 by Don Munday and party
Easiest route Scrambling via South gully

Mount Hanover is a mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada. [3]

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Description

Mount Hanover is a 1,748-meter-elevation (5,735-foot) peak situated in Cypress Provincial Park, 24 kilometers (15 miles) north of Vancouver, in the Britannia Range of the North Shore Mountains, which are subsets of the Coast Mountains. [1] Hanover is the second-highest peak of the North Shore Mountains, after Brunswick Mountain. [4] Precipitation runoff from Mount Hanover drains east to the Capilano River, and west to Howe Sound via Deeks Creek. Mount Hanover is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,748 meters (5,735 feet) above Howe Sound in five kilometers (3.1 miles).

History

The first ascent of the summit was made May 23, 1913, by Don Munday, Ben Hanafin and Edward LaPage. [5] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted December 7, 1937, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. [2] The peaks in the Britannia Range (Mts. Brunswick, Hanover, Windsor) are named for British royalty, in this case the House of Hanover.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Hanover is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. [6] 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. Temperatures in winter can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mount Hanover, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mount Hanover". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Hanover". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  4. ↑ North Vancouver Area, Peakbagger.com, Retrieved 11//16/2022
  5. ↑ Kathryn Bridge (2006), A Passion for Mountains: The Lives of Don and Phyllis Munday, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN   9781894765695, p. 31-34
  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. ISSN   1027-5606.
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