Tricouni Peak

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Tricouni Peak
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Highest point
Elevation 2,122 m (6,962 ft) [1]
Prominence 252 m (827 ft) [1]
Isolation 7.75 km (4.82 mi) [1]
Coordinates 50°00′49.4388″N123°14′41.0598″W / 50.013733000°N 123.244738833°W / 50.013733000; -123.244738833 [2]
Geography
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Tricouni Peak
Location in British Columbia
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Tricouni Peak
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
District New Westminster Land District
Parent range Pacific Ranges
Topo map NTS 92J3 Brandywine Falls
Climbing
First ascent 1931 J. Cherry; T. Fyles; H. Wynne
Easiest route rock/ice climb

Tricouni Peak is a mountain located south of Cypress Peak on the Squamish-Cheakamus divide within the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It was named in 1931 by Tom Fyles et al., the first ascent party. According to Tom Fyles himself, [3] "Tricouni Mountain was the name suggested for the peak, as from a distance it had the appearance of three cones". A misinterpreted "resemblance to a 3-pointed tricouni boot nail" was mentioned only much later, and not by Fyles. The name "Tricouni Peak" was adopted on 22 June 1967. [4]

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Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Tricouni Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. [5] 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.

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