Mount Wilkie

Mount Wilkie
Mount Wilkie
	Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation	2,699 m (8,855 ft)
Prominence	797 m (2,615 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Cooper
Isolation	11.52 km (7.16 mi)
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°29′01″N117°25′43″W / 50.48361°N 117.42861°W
Naming
Etymology	Octavius Bentley Neves Wilkie
Geography
	Mount Wilkie Location in British Columbia Mount Wilkie Location in Canada
	Interactive map of Mount Wilkie
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Kootenay Land District
Protected area	Goat Range Provincial Park
Parent range	Selkirk Mountains ; Lardeau Range
Topo map	NTS 82K6 Poplar Creek

Last updated December 02, 2024

Mount Wilkie is a 2,699-metre (8,855-foot) summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Mount Wilkie is the highest point of the Lardeau Range which is a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains.^[1] The true summit (2,699 m) lies less than 800 metres west of the 2,630-metre summit marked as Mount Wilkie on topographic maps.^[1]^[5] The mountain is located eight kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Trout Lake on the northern boundary of Goat Range Provincial Park. Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from this mountain's slopes drains to Trout Lake, thence Lardeau River. Mount Wilkie is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 1,985 metres (6,512 ft) above Trout Lake in less than eight kilometres (5.0 mi) and 1,355 metres (4,445 ft) above Mobbs Creek in three kilometres (1.9 mi).

History

The mountain's name honors surveyor Octavius Bentley Neves Wilkie (1872–1942), who worked at Trout Lake for many years.^[3] He worked on the Alaska Boundary Survey, surveyed the boundary country and in the Kootenays. He was also an original member of the Alpine Club of Canada.^[6] The toponym was officially adopted March 31, 1924, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Wilkie is located in a Subarctic climate zone of western North America.^[7] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports an unnamed glacier on the north slope of the peak. The months of July through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing Mount Wilkie.

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mount Wilkie, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
1 2 "Mount Wilkie, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2024-03-20.
1 2 "Mount Wilkie". BC Geographical Names .
1 2 "Mount Wilkie". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2024-03-20.
↑ BC Basemap, Retrieved 2024-03-20.
↑ The Mountain Legacy Project, Mary Sanseverino, October 27, 2017. Alpine Club of Canada, Retrieved 2024-03-20.
↑ 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.

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[pb-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mount Wilkie, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.

[peakvisor-2] 1 2 "Mount Wilkie, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2024-03-20.

[bcgnis-3] 1 2 "Mount Wilkie". BC Geographical Names .

[cgndb-4] 1 2 "Mount Wilkie". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2024-03-20.

[5] BC Basemap, Retrieved 2024-03-20.

[6] The Mountain Legacy Project, Mary Sanseverino, October 27, 2017. Alpine Club of Canada, Retrieved 2024-03-20.

[Peel-7] 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.

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