Mount Sheer
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| Mount Sheer | |
|---|---|
 Southwest aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,752 m (5,748 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 192 m (630 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Sky Pilot Mountain (2,031 m)[1] |
| Isolation | 2.02 km (1.26 mi)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 49°37′05″N 123°04′23″W / 49.61806°N 123.07306°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Sheer Location in British Columbia  Mount Sheer Mount Sheer (Canada) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | New Westminster Land District[3] |
| Parent range | North Shore Mountains Coast Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 92G11 Squamish[2] |
Mount Sheer is a mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada.[3]
Description
[edit]Mount Sheer is a 1,752-meter-elevation (5,748-foot) peak situated nine kilometers (5.6 miles) east of Britannia Beach and 2.15 kilometers (1.3 mile) south of line parent Sky Pilot Mountain.[1] It is part of the North Shore Mountains which are a subrange of the Coast Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains east into tributaries of the Stawamus River, and west to Howe Sound via Britannia Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 750 meters (2,460 feet) above the river in two kilometers (1.2 mile). The mountain's toponym was officially adopted June 4, 1953, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]
Climate
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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Sheer 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. Temperatures in winter can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Mount Sheer, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ a b c "Mount Sheer". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ a b "Mount Sheer". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ 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]- Mount Sheer: weather forecast