Sophist Mountain

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Sophist Mountain
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Southwest aspect, centered on skyline
Highest point
Elevation 3,001 m (9,846 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 851 m (2,792 ft) [2]
Parent peak Mount Columbia (3,747 m) [3]
Isolation 15.06 km (9.36 mi) [2]
Listing Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates 51°53′57″N117°42′58″W / 51.89917°N 117.71611°W / 51.89917; -117.71611 [4]
Naming
Etymology Sophist
Geography
Canada British Columbia relief location map.jpg
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Sophist Mountain
Location in British Columbia
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Sophist Mountain
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
District Kootenay Land District [5]
Parent range Kitchen Range [3] [5]
Rocky Mountains
Topo map NTS 82N13 Sullivan River [4]

Sophist Mountain is a 3,001-metre (9,846-foot) mountain in British Columbia, Canada.

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Description

Sophist Mountain is the highest point of the Kitchen Range which is a small subrange of the Rocky Mountains. [3] It is located 85 km (53 mi) north of Golden along the east side of the Rocky Mountain Trench. Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the mountain's north slope drains to Sullivan River, the west slope drains to Caribou Creek, the south slope to Game Creek, the east slope to Chatter Creek, and each flow into Kinbasket Lake which is a reservoir on the Columbia River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,240 metres (7,350 ft) above the lake in 9 km (5.6 mi). The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on March 4, 1965, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. [4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Sophist Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [6] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports unnamed glaciers on the north and west slopes of the peak.

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References

  1. ↑ BC Basemap topograhic map
  2. 1 2 3 "Sophist Mountain - 9,845' BC". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sophist Mountain, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  4. 1 2 3 "Sophist Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  5. 1 2 "Sophist Mountain". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  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: 1633–1644. ISSN   1027-5606.
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