Английская Википедия:Corrie Peak

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Corrie Peak is a Шаблон:Convert summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Corrie Peak is located within Garibaldi Provincial Park on the southwest side of Cheakamus Lake, and is part of the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains. It is situated Шаблон:Convert north of Vancouver and Шаблон:Convert north of Castle Towers Mountain. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains north to Cheakamus Lake which is within the Cheakamus River watershed. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,430 meters (4,692 feet) above the lake in Шаблон:Convert.

Etymology

The peak was named in 1916 by Scottish-born botanist John Davidson. In Scotland "Corrie" refers to a steep-sided hollow on a mountain, which in other parts of the world is called a cirque. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on September 2, 1930, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada as labelled on a 1928 topographic map of Garibaldi Park.

Climate

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Corrie Peak in winter with Corrie Lake (right)

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Corrie Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. Weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean 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 Corrie Glacier on the southwest slope.

See also

• Шаблон:Portal-inline
• Geography of British Columbia

External links

• Corrie Peak: Weather forecast