Mount Proteus

Mountain in the country of Canada

Mount Proteus

Location of Mount Proteus in British Columbia

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Mount Proteus

Mount Proteus (Canada)

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CountryCanadaProvinceBritish ColumbiaDistrictKootenay Land DistrictParent rangeSelkirk Mountains
Battle RangeTopo mapNTS 82K14 Westfall River^[4]GeologyMountain typeFault blockType of rockGranite^[5]ClimbingFirst ascent1947

Mount Proteus is a 3,198-metre (10,492-foot) mountain summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Mount Proteus is located in the Battle Range of the Selkirk Mountains.^[6] The remote peak is set approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Glacier National Park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north to Battle Brook which is a tributary of the Incomappleux River, and east into Houston Creek which is a tributary of the Duncan River. Mount Proteus is notable for its steep rise above local terrain as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 1,200 meters (3,937 ft) above Houston Creek in 1.5 km (0.93 mi), and 2,300 meters (7,546 ft) above Battle Brook valley in 6 km (3.7 mi).

History

The mountain is named for Proteus, the mythological Greek sea god who was difficult to identify or lay hold of because of his ability to change character, which is also an attribute of this mountain.^[6] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on November 1, 1963, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[6]

The first ascent of the summit was made in 1947 by Norman Brewster, Andrew J. Kauffman II, and his wife Betty.^[7]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Proteus is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[8] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Proteus Glacier on the west slope and Moby Dick Glacier on the east slope of the peak.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Mount Proteus, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
^ BC Basemap topographic map
^ "Proteus, Mount - 10,492' BC". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
^ ^a ^b "Mount Proteus". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
^ Madeleine Martin-Preney (2018), Mt. Proteus, South Face, Americanalpineclub.org
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mount Proteus". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
^ Chic Scott (2000), Pushing the Limits, The Story of Canadian Mountaineering, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 0-921102-59-3, p. 267.
^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.