The President (mountain)

The President
The Vice President & The President (l-r) from isolated col (skiout to Stanley Mitchell hut)
Highest point
Elevation	3,123 m (10,246 ft) [1]
Prominence	653 m (2,142 ft) [1] (above Kiwetinok Pass)
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°30′02″N116°33′42″W / 51.50056°N 116.56167°W / 51.50056; -116.56167 [2]
Geography
The President Location in British Columbia
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Kootenay Land District
Parent range	President Range Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River [2]
Climbing
First ascent	1901 by James Outram, Christian Kaufmann and Joseph Pollinger [3]
Easiest route	scramble

The President is a mountain peak on The President/Vice-President Massif of the President Range, in eastern British Columbia. It is just north of Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, near the Alpine Club of Canada's Stanley Mitchell hut.

History

The President was named Shaugnessy in 1904 by Edward Whymper after Thomas Shaugnessy, the president of the Canadian Pacific Railway. ^[2] In 1907, the mountain was renamed by the Alpine Club of Canada, after it was discovered that the name had already been used on a mountain in the Selkirks. ^[1]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, The President is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. ^[4] Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C.

See also

• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies

Gallery

• 
  Left to right, The Vice President, President Glacier and The President

References

1. "The President". Bivouac.com. bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
2. "The President". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2013-04-28.
3. "The President". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
4. 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.

External links

• The President at bivouac.com