Английская Википедия:Downie Peak
Downie Peak is a Шаблон:Convert mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada.
Description
Part of the Selkirk Mountains, Downie Peak is situated Шаблон:Convert north of Revelstoke and Шаблон:Convert east of Lake Revelstoke. Although prominently visible from nearly every peak in the Northern Selkirks,[1] Downie Peak is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,300 meters (7,546 ft) above Downie Creek in Шаблон:Convert. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains south to Downie Creek and north to the Goldstream River, both of which empty into Lake Revelstoke which is a reservoir of the Columbia River.
History
The peak was named by Walter Moberly after William Downie (1819–1893), a gold prospector employed by Sir James Douglas.[2][3] It was labelled on a 1915 reconnaissance map of the Northern Selkirk Mountains; prior to then it was labelled "Eldorado Peak" on earlier maps.[2] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted March 31, 1924, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]
The first ascent of the summit was made July 14, 1959, by William L. Putnam, W. V. Graham Matthews and David Michael via the southwest ridge.[1][5] The second successful ascent wasn't accomplished until 1991.[6]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Downie Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
See also
- Big Bend Country
- Big Bend Gold Rush
- Geography of British Columbia
- Downieville, California
- Шаблон:Portal-inline
References
External links
- Downie Peak: Weather forecast
- Downie Peak (photo): PBase
- Downie Peak (photo): Google.com/books
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 William L. Putnam (1960), American Alpine Journal, americanalpineclub.org
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite bcgnis
- ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
<ref>; для сносокBolesне указан текст - ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
<ref>; для сносокcgndbне указан текст - ↑ Chic Scott (2000), Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering, Rocky Mountain Books, Шаблон:ISBN, p. 267
- ↑ Andrew Selters (2004), Ways to the Sky: A Historical Guide to North American Mountaineering, AAC Press, Шаблон:ISBN, p. 298
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
