Mount Sinclair

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Mount Sinclair
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Summit centered. North aspect, from airliner.
Highest point
Elevation 2,662 m (8,734 ft) [1]
Prominence 777 m (2,549 ft) [2]
Isolation 9.32 km (5.79 mi) [2]
Listing Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates 50°38′28″N115°54′45″W / 50.64111°N 115.91250°W / 50.64111; -115.91250 [3]
Naming
Etymology James Sinclair
Geography
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Mount Sinclair
Location in British Columbia
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Mount Sinclair
Location in Canada
Mount Sinclair
Interactive map of Mount Sinclair
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
District Kootenay Land District [4]
Protected area Kootenay National Park
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Kootenay Ranges [1]
Stanford Range [1]
Topo map NTS 82J12 Tangle Peak
Geology
Rock type Sedimentary rock

Mount Sinclair is a 2,662-metre (8,734-foot) mountain in British Columbia, Canada.

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Description

Mount Sinclair is located nine kilometres (5.6 mi) north of Radium Hot Springs in Kootenay National Park. The peak is the third-highest point of the Stanford Range which is a subrange of the Canadian Rockies. [1] [2] Precipitation runoff from this mountain's east slope drains to the Kootenay River, whereas the west slope drains to the Columbia River via Sinclair Creek. Topographic relief is significant with the summit rising over 1,400 metres (4,593 ft) above Sinclair Creek in four kilometres (2.5 mi). The nearest higher peak is Mount Kindersley 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the north-northwest. [2] Mount Sinclair is named after James Sinclair (1811–1856), a trader and explorer with the Hudson's Bay Company. [5] In 1841, Sinclair travelled through nearby Sinclair Pass while leading an expedition consisting of 121 people from 23 Métis families from Red River Colony. [6] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on March 31, 1924, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. [4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Sinclair is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [7] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

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References

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  6. George Simpson, An Overland Journey Round the World, during the Years 1841 and 1842, Lea and Blanchard, 1847, p. 62.
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