Mount Moe

Mount Moe
Northeast face, from Mt. Taylor
Highest point
Elevation	2,664 m (8,740 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence	145 m (476 ft) [1]
Parent peak	Mount Weart [1]
Isolation	1.23 km (0.76 mi) [2]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°10′52″N122°47′15″W / 50.18111°N 122.78750°W / 50.18111; -122.78750 [3]
Geography
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Location	British Columbia, Canada
District	New Westminster Land District
Protected area	Garibaldi Provincial Park
Parent range	Coast Mountains [2]
Topo map	NTS 92J2 Whistler
Climbing
First ascent	1967
Easiest route	class 3 scrambling [4]

Mount Moe is a 2,664-metre (8,740-foot) glaciated summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Mount Moe is located in the Coast Mountains, and 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Whistler in Garibaldi Provincial Park. ^[3] Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from this mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the Lillooet River. ^[2] Mount Moe is notable for its steep rise above local terrain as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) above the Green River in six kilometres (3.7 mi). The first ascent of the summit was made in 1967 by C. Jennings and J. Nairn. ^[4] The toponym was officially adopted on February 27, 1978, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. ^[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Moe 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. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Weart Glacier surrounding the peak. The months of July and August offer the most favorable weather for climbing Mount Moe.

See also

• Mountains portal

• Geography of British Columbia
• Geology of British Columbia

References

1. "Mount Moe, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2024-03-08.
2. "Mount Moe, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
3. "Mount Moe". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2024-03-08.
4. Dick Culbert, Alpine Guide to Southwestern British Columbia, 1974, p. 279.
5. "Mount Moe". BC Geographical Names .
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 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN   1027-5606.