Ursus Minor Mountain
Ursus Minor Mountain, southwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation2,749 m (9,019 ft)[1]
Prominence230 m (750 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Sifton (2922 m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°18′38″N 117°34′37″W / 51.31056°N 117.57694°W / 51.31056; -117.57694[2]
Geography
Ursus Minor Mountain is located in British Columbia
Ursus Minor Mountain
Ursus Minor Mountain
Location of Ursus Minor Mountain in British Columbia
Ursus Minor Mountain is located in Canada
Ursus Minor Mountain
Ursus Minor Mountain
Ursus Minor Mountain (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District
Protected areaGlacier National Park
Parent rangeHermit Range
Selkirk Mountains[3]
Topo mapNTS 82N5 Glacier[2]
Climbing
First ascent1907, Rupert W. Haggen, Edouard Feuz Jr.[1]
Easiest routeclass 3 Scramble[1]

Ursus Minor Mountain is a 2,749-metre (9,019-foot) mountain summit located in Glacier National Park, in the Hermit Range of the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. Ursus Minor Mountain is situated 56 km (35 mi) northeast of Revelstoke, and 44 km (27 mi) west of Golden. It is also set 3.5 km (2.2 mi) northwest of Cheops Mountain, and 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Rogers Pass. Its nearest higher peak is Grizzly Mountain, 1.27 km (0.79 mi) to the east-northeast.[3] The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1907 by Rupert W. Haggen, with guide Edouard Feuz Jr.[1] The mountain's name was adopted in 1906, then re-approved September 8, 1932, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2] It was so-named because of its proximity above Bear Creek (since renamed Connaught Creek), and in keeping with the bear theme of other nearby features such as Ursus Major Mountain, Grizzly Mountain, Bruins Pass, and Balu Pass.[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Ursus Minor Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain and meltwater from a small unnamed glacier on its north slope drains into tributaries of the Illecillewaet River and Beaver River.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ursus Minor Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ursus Minor Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  3. 1 2 "Ursus Minor Mountain, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  4. "Ursus Minor Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  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: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
Ursus Minor centered, with Grizzly Mountain to right
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