Mount McKirdy

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Mount McKirdy
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West aspect
Highest point
Elevation 2,586 m (8,484 ft) [1] [2] [3]
Prominence 416 m (1,365 ft) [2] [3]
Parent peak Paddlesack Peak (2,630 m) [1]
Listing Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates 52°50′37″N119°08′00″W / 52.84361°N 119.13333°W / 52.84361; -119.13333 [4]
Naming
Etymology Fulton Alexander McKirdy
Geography
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Mount McKirdy
Location in British Columbia
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Mount McKirdy
Location in Canada
Mount McKirdy
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Country Canada
Province British Columbia
District Cariboo Land District
Parent range Selwyn Range [1]
Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 83D14 Valemount [4]

Mount McKirdy is a mountain summit in British Columbia, Canada.

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Description

Mount McKirdy, elevation 2,586 metres (8,484 ft), is located in the Selwyn Range, [1] which is a subrange of the Canadian Rockies. It is situated immediately east of the community of Valemount, along the Rocky Mountain Trench. Precipitation runoff from the north side of the peak drains into Swift Creek → McLennan River → Fraser River, whereas the other slopes drain to tributaries of Canoe River → Kinbasket Lake → Columbia River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 1,800 m (5,900 ft) above the Canoe River in 6 km (3.7 mi). Highway 5 and Canadian National Railway traverse the western base of the mountain. Cranberry Marsh also lies at the western foot of the mountain.

Etymology

The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on September 8, 1975, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada, [4] to honor Fulton Alexander McKirdy (1874–1960), an early settler in the Valemount area who staked the first homestead at the western base of the mountain along McKirdy Creek in 1906. [5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount McKirdy is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [6] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mount McKirdy". Peakvisor.com. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  2. 1 2 "Mount McKirdy, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  3. 1 2 "Mount McKirdy". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mount McKirdy". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  5. ↑ "Mount McKirdy". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  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.
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