Uto Peak

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Uto Peak
Mount Sir Donald, Uto Peak, Avalanche Mountain from Purcells Lodge area.jpg
Uto Peak centered between Mount Sir Donald (left), and Avalanche Mountain (right)
Highest point
Elevation 2,927 m (9,603 ft) [1]
Prominence 381 m (1,250 ft) [1]
Parent peak Mount Sir Donald
Listing Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates 51°16′20″N117°26′25″W / 51.27222°N 117.44028°W / 51.27222; -117.44028 [2]
Geography
Canada British Columbia relief location map.jpg
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Uto Peak
Location in British Columbia
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
District Kootenay Land District
Parent range Selkirk Mountains
Topo map NTS 82N6 Blaeberry [3]
Climbing
First ascent 1890 by Emil Huber and Karl Sulzer [1]

Uto Peak is a mountain immediately north of Mount Sir Donald in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It was first climbed in 1890 by Emil Huber and Carl Sulzer. [1]

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The mountain is named for the Uto section of the Swiss Alpine Club, [4] which counted Huber and Sulzer amongst its members. The Uto section is in turn named after a historic name for the Uetliberg mountain that overlooks the city of Zürich in Switzerland.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into the Illecillewaet River, or east into the Beaver River.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Uto Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
  2. "Uto Peak". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  3. "Uto Peak". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  4. "Uto Section website" . Retrieved 2009-01-03.
  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.