Slide Mountain (Coast Mountains)

Slide Mountain
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation	2,105 m (6,906 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence	1,052 m (3,451 ft) [1]
Parent peak	Mount Alfred (2,420 m) [1]
Isolation	14.23 km (8.84 mi) [1]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°10′23″N124°17′57″W / 50.17306°N 124.29917°W / 50.17306; -124.29917 [1]
Geography
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Interactive map of Slide Mountain
Location	British Columbia, Canada
District	New Westminster Land District
Parent range	Coast Mountains
Topo map	NTS 92K1 Powell Lake
Climbing
First ascent	1942

Slide Mountain is a 2,105-metre (6,906-foot) summit located in British Columbia, Canada. ^[1]

Description

Slide Mountain is situated in the Coast Mountains, east of Powell Lake and 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Beartooth Mountain. The prominent mountain is set 40 km (25 mi) north-northeast of the community of Powell River and 135 km (84 mi) northwest of Vancouver. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains west to Powell Lake and east to the Eldred River, thence Powell Lake. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,000 meters (6,560 feet) above the lake in four kilometers (2.5 miles). The first ascent of the summit was made in 1942 by Ian Kay. ^[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Slide Mountain is located in a marine west coast climate zone of western North America. ^[4] 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.

See also

• Mountainsportal
• Geography of British Columbia

References

1. "Slide Mountain, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
2. BC Basemap topographic map
3. Capturing Mountains, powellrivermuseum.ca, Retrieved 2022-12-19.
4. 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.