Packhorse Peak

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Packhorse Peak
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Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation 2,412 m (7,913 ft) [1]
Prominence 283 m (928 ft) [1]
Parent peak St. Eloi Mountain (2,499 m) [1]
Listing Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates 49°17′03″N114°31′29″W / 49.28417°N 114.52472°W / 49.28417; -114.52472 [2]
Naming
Etymology Packhorse
Geography
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Packhorse Peak
Location in British Columbia
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Packhorse Peak
Location in Canada
Packhorse Peak
Interactive map of Packhorse Peak
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
District Kootenay Land District
Parent range Clark Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82G7 Flathead Ridge [2]
Geology
Rock age Cambrian
Rock type sedimentary rock

Packhorse Peak is a summit in British Columbia, Canada. [2]

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Description

Packhorse Peak is a 2,412-metre (7,913-foot) mountain located in the Clark Range of the Canadian Rockies. The remote peak is situated 5.0 km (3.1 mi) west of the Continental Divide and 45 km (28 mi) southeast of Fernie. The nearest higher neighbor is Tombstone Mountain, 3.4 km (2.1 mi) to the southeast. [1] Packhorse Peak 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 885 meters (2,900 ft) above Cate Creek in 1.0 km (0.62 mi). Precipitation runoff from Packhorse Peak drains into tributaries of the Flathead River, which is three kilometers to the west. The mountain's toponym was published in 1917 from surveys performed in 1915, [3] and was officially adopted in 1939 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. [2]

Geology

Packhorse Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger Cretaceous period rock during the Laramide orogeny. [4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Packhorse Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [5] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Packhorse Peak, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Packhorse Peak". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  3. ↑ "Packhorse Peak". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  4. ↑ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  5. ↑ Peel, M.C.; Finlayson, B.L. & McMahon, T.A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences . 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
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