Английская Википедия:Austerity Mountain
Austerity Mountain is a Шаблон:Convert mountain in British Columbia, Canada.
Description
Austerity Mountain is the second-highest point of the Adamant Range which is a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains, and it ranks as the fifth-highest peak in the Selkirks.[1] It is located Шаблон:Convert northwest of Golden and Шаблон:Convert north of Glacier National Park. Austerity is highly glaciated with the Granite Glacier to the north and Austerity Glacier to the south. Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the Columbia River.[1] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,700 metres (5,577 ft) above Austerity Creek in Шаблон:Convert and 2,600 m (8,530 ft) above Kinbasket Lake in Шаблон:Convert.
History
The first ascent of the summit was made on July 20, 1911, by Howard Palmer, Edward Holway, and Frederic King Butters.[2] This first ascent party named the peak "Mount Austerity."[3] Photographs of Austerity appeared in Howard Palmer's 1914 book, "Mountaineering and Explorations in the Selkirks".[4]
The mountain's current toponym was officially adopted on March 31, 1924, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[5]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Austerity Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports multiple glaciers surrounding the peak.
See also
References
External links
- Weather: Austerity Mountain
- Austerity Mountain (photo): Flickr
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