Nautilus Mountain

Nautilus Mountain
Nautilus Mountain
	Northeast aspect, centered at top; (Mount Nemo to right)
Highest point
Elevation	3,130 m (10,270 ft)
Prominence	900 m (2,953 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Dawson (3,377 m)
Isolation	10.62 km (6.60 mi)
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°55′13″N 117°16′13″W / 50.92028°N 117.27028°W
Naming
Etymology	Nautilus (fictional submarine)
Geography
	Nautilus Mountain Location in British Columbia Nautilus Mountain Nautilus Mountain (Canada)
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Kootenay Land District
Parent range	Selkirk Mountains; Battle Range
Topo map	NTS 82K14 Westfall River
Climbing
First ascent	July 1959

Nautilus Mountain is a 3,130-metre (10,270-foot) summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Nautilus Mountain is located in the

Topographic relief

is significant as the summit rises 2,100 meters (6,890 ft) above the Duncan River in 5 km (3.1 mi).

History

The landform is named for the Nautilus, a fictional submarine belonging to Captain Nemo in Jules Verne's 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas.^[1] The peak is named in association with nearby Mount Nemo, which in turn was named by Sterling B. Hendricks in 1947.^[6] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on November 1, 1963, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[4]

The first ascent of the summit was made in 1959 by Samuel Silverstein and party.^[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Nautilus Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[7] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Nemo Glacier on the north slope of the peak and an unnamed icefield on the east slope.