Nivalis Mountain

Nivalis Mountain
North aspect centered at top and shaded
Highest point
Elevation	2,659 m (8,724 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence	413 m (1,355 ft) [2]
Parent peak	Mount Sir Richard [2]
Isolation	3.24 km (2.01 mi) [1]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	49°58′40″N122°39′41″W / 49.97778°N 122.66139°W / 49.97778; -122.66139 [3]
Geography
Nivalis Mountain Location in British Columbia Show map of British Columbia Nivalis Mountain Nivalis Mountain (Canada) Show map of Canada
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	New Westminster Land District
Protected area	Garibaldi Provincial Park
Parent range	Coast Mountains McBride Range [2]
Topo map	NTS 92G15 Mamquam Mountain
Climbing
First ascent	1968 John Clarke [4]

Nivalis Mountain is a 2,659-metre (8,724-foot) mountain summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Nivalis Mountain is located 28 kilometres (17 mi) southeast of Whistler in Garibaldi Provincial Park. It is the second-highest point of the McBride Range which is a subrange of the Coast Mountains. ^[1] Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from this mountain's slopes drains to the Lillooet River via Billygoat Creek and Tuwasus Creek. ^[1] Nivalis Mountain is notable for its steep rise above local terrain as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 1,860 metres (6,100 ft) above Tuwasus Creek in six kilometres (3.7 mi).

Nivalis centered on skyline from NW
(Shudder Mountain upper right corner)

Etymology

The mountain was named by climber John Clarke in July 1971. ^[5] Nivalis is the Latin word for snowy. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on November 28, 1980, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada as first identified in the 1972 Canadian Alpine Journal and submitted in 1978 by Karl Ricker of the Alpine Club of Canada. ^[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Nivalis Mountain 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 McBride Glacier west of the peak and unnamed glaciers on the peak's north and east slopes. The months of July and August offer the most favorable weather for climbing Nivalis Mountain.

See also

• Mountains portal

• Geography of British Columbia
• Geology of British Columbia

References

1. "Nivalis Mountain, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
2. "Nivalis Mountain, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2024-03-05.
3. "Nivalis Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2024-03-05.
4. Climbers You Should Know About: John Clarke, Gripped, January 26, 2021. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
5. "Nivalis Mountain". 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.

External links

• Weather: Nivalis Mountain