Mount Pollinger

Mount Pollinger
Mount Pollinger
	East aspect
Highest point
Elevation	2,816 m (9,239 ft)
Prominence	49 m (161 ft)
Parent peak	Mont des Poilus (3,161 m)
Isolation	1.12 km (0.70 mi)
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°31′47″N116°35′56″W / 51.52972°N 116.59889°W
Naming
Etymology	Joseph (Josef) Pollinger
Geography
	Mount Pollinger Location in British Columbia Mount Pollinger Mount Pollinger (Canada)
	Interactive map of Mount Pollinger
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Kootenay Land District
Protected area	Yoho National Park
Parent range	Waputik Mountains ; Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River
Geology
Rock age	Cambrian
Rock type	Sedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent	1901
Easiest route	class 2 scrambling

Last updated November 12, 2024

Mount Pollinger is a 2,816-metre (9,239-foot) summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Mount Pollinger is located in the northern end of Yoho National Park,^[6] in the Waputik Mountains of the Canadian Rockies.^[3] Precipitation runoff from Pollinger drains west to the Amiskwi River, and east into Little Yoho River which in turn is a tributary of the Yoho River. Mount Pollinger is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising over 1,200 meters (3,937 ft) above the Amiskwi Valley in 4.5 km (2.8 mi) and 800 meters (2,625 ft) above Little Yoho River in 2 km (1.2 mi). The Stanley Mitchell hut is 2 km (1.2 mi) east of the peak in the Little Yoho Valley, and the nearest higher neighbor is Kiwetinok Peak, 1.12 km (0.70 mi) to the southwest.^[3]

History

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1901 by James Outram with guide Christian Kaufmann.^[7]

Edward Whymper named this peak in 1901 for Joseph (Josef) Pollinger (1873–1943), an alpine guide from St. Niklaus, Switzerland, who visited Canada in 1901 with Whymper.^[1] During the short time he was in Canada, Pollinger made first ascents of Mont des Poilus, The President, The Vice President, Trolltinder Mountain, The Mitre, Mount Collie, Isolated Peak, Stanley Peak, Mount Whymper, Kiwetinok Peak, and Mount Marpole.^[8] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on March 31, 1924, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[4]

Geology

Mount Pollinger is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.^[9] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[10]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Pollinger is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[11] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

Gallery

L→Rː Kiwetinok Peak (partial), Mount Pollinger, Mount McArthur, Isolated Peak.
Tilted sedimentary rock layers on the southeast ridge of Mount Pollinger

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References

1 2 Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), Canadian Mountain Place Names: The Rockies and Columbia Mountains, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765794, p. 202.
1 2 3 "Mount Pollinger, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-02-27.
1 2 3 "Mount Pollinger, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
1 2 3 "Mount Pollinger". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-02-27.
↑ Alan Kane (2016), Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies , 3rd Edition, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781771600972, p. 378.
↑ "Mount Pollinger". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-02-27.
↑ "Mount Pollinger". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
↑ "Josef Pollinger, 1873-1943, Americanalpineclub.org" . Retrieved 2023-02-27.
↑ Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
↑ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
↑ 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

Josef Pollinger in memoriam: Americanalpineclub.org
Mount Pollinger: Weather forecast
Parks Canada web site: Yoho National Park

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[Boles-1] 1 2 Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), Canadian Mountain Place Names: The Rockies and Columbia Mountains, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765794, p. 202.

[peakvisor-2] 1 2 3 "Mount Pollinger, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-02-27.

[pb-3] 1 2 3 "Mount Pollinger, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.

[cgndb-4] 1 2 3 "Mount Pollinger". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-02-27.

[5] Alan Kane (2016), Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies , 3rd Edition, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781771600972, p. 378.

[bcgnis-6] "Mount Pollinger". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-02-27.

[peakfinder-7] "Mount Pollinger". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-27.

[AAC-8] "Josef Pollinger, 1873-1943, Americanalpineclub.org" . Retrieved 2023-02-27.

[Belyea1960-9] Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.

[gadd-10] Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.

[Peel-11] 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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