Glacier Pikes
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| Glacier Pikes | |
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 Glacier Pikes (upper left) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,145 m (7,037 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 247 m (810 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 49°52′46″N 122°58′44″W / 49.87944°N 122.97889°W[2] |
| Geography | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | New Westminster Land District |
| Protected area | Garibaldi Provincial Park |
| Parent range | Garibaldi Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 92G15 Mamquam Mountain |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | Lava dome |
| Last eruption | Pleistocene |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1911 BCMC Party[3] |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
Glacier Pikes is a lava dome, located in the Garibaldi Lake volcanic field, British Columbia, Canada. The dome has two rocky points at the southern end of the Sentinel Glacier Neve. It is located within Garibaldi Provincial Park and is part of the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on May 3, 1951, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]
Climate
[edit]Based on the Köppen climate classification, Glacier Pikes is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[4] 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.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Glacier Pikes, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ a b "Glacier Pikes". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "Glacier Pikes". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
[edit]- "Glacier Pikes". BC Geographical Names.
- "Glacier Pikes". Bivouac.com. at the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
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