Mount Wilkie

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Coordinates: 50°29′01″N 117°25′43″W / 50.48361°N 117.42861°W / 50.48361; -117.42861
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Mount Wilkie
Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation2,699 m (8,855 ft)[1]
Prominence797 m (2,615 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Cooper[2]
Isolation11.52 km (7.16 mi)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°29′01″N 117°25′43″W / 50.48361°N 117.42861°W / 50.48361; -117.42861[3]
Naming
EtymologyOctavius Bentley Neves Wilkie
Geography
Mount Wilkie is located in British Columbia
Mount Wilkie
Mount Wilkie
Location in British Columbia
Mount Wilkie is located in Canada
Mount Wilkie
Mount Wilkie
Mount Wilkie (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District[4]
Protected areaGoat Range Provincial Park[2]
Parent rangeSelkirk Mountains
Lardeau Range[1]
Topo mapNTS 82K6 Poplar Creek

Mount Wilkie is a 2,699-metre (8,855-foot) summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Mount Wilkie is the highest point of the Lardeau Range which is a subrange of the

topographic relief
is significant with the summit rising 1,985 metres (6,512 ft) above Trout Lake in less than eight kilometres (5.0 mi) and 1,355 metres (4,445 ft) above Mobbs Creek in three kilometres (1.9 mi).

History

The mountain's name honors surveyor Octavius Bentley Neves Wilkie (1872–1942), who worked at Trout Lake for many years.[3] He worked on the Alaska Boundary Survey, surveyed the boundary country and in the Kootenays. He was also an original member of the Alpine Club of Canada.[6] The toponym was officially adopted March 31, 1924, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Wilkie is located in a Subarctic climate zone of western North America.[7] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports an unnamed glacier on the north slope of the peak. The months of July through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing Mount Wilkie.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Mount Wilkie, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Wilkie, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Wilkie". BC Geographical Names.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Wilkie". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  5. ^ BC Basemap, Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  6. ^ The Mountain Legacy Project, Mary Sanseverino, October 27, 2017. Alpine Club of Canada, Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  7. ISSN 1027-5606
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External links
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