Hour Peak

Mountain in the country of Canada
Hour Peak is located in British Columbia
Hour Peak
Hour Peak
Location in British Columbia
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Hour Peak is located in Canada
Hour Peak
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Hour Peak (Canada)
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CountryCanadaProvinceBritish ColumbiaDistrictNew Westminster Land District[4]Protected areaGaribaldi Provincial ParkParent rangeGaribaldi Ranges
Coast MountainsTopo mapNTS 92G15 Mamquam Mountain[3]

Hour Peak is a 2,329-metre (7,641-foot) mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Hour Peak is set within Garibaldi Provincial Park and is part of the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains.[1] It is situated 67 km (42 mi) north of Vancouver and 1.35 km (1 mi) southeast of Isosceles Peak, the nearest higher neighbor.[2] Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the south side of the peak drains to the Pitt River, whereas the northern slope drains to Cheakamus Lake via Isosceles Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,630 meters (5,348 feet) above Pitt River in 3 kilometers (1.9 miles). The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on June 21, 1978, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Hour Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[5] 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. This climate supports the Isosceles Glacier on the north slope and unnamed glaciers surrounding the peak.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Hour Peak, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  2. ^ a b c "Hour Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  3. ^ a b c "Hour Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  4. ^ "Hour Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  5. ^ 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.
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