Mount Afton

Mount Afton is a 2,553-metre (8,376-foot) mountain summit located in Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated near the north end of Asulkan Ridge, 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Rogers Pass, 56 km (35 mi) northeast of Revelstoke, and 40 km (25 mi) west of Golden.

Mount Afton
Mount Afton, north aspect
Highest point
Elevation2,553 m (8,376 ft)[1]
Prominence171 m (561 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Jupiter (2786 m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°14′08″N 117°30′50″W[2]
Geography
Mount Afton is located in British Columbia
Mount Afton
Mount Afton
Location of Mount Afton in British Columbia
Mount Afton is located in Canada
Mount Afton
Mount Afton
Mount Afton (Canada)
LocationGlacier National Park
British Columbia, Canada
DistrictKootenay Land District
Parent rangeDuncan Ranges → Selkirk Mountains[3]
Topo mapNTS 82N4 Illecillewaet[2]
Climbing
First ascent1893 H. Lambert, Miss MacLeod, H. Perley, W. Rau, W. Stables
Easiest routeYDS 2-4 Scramble[1]

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1893 by Herbert Lambert, Miss MacLeod, Harold A. Perley, William H. Rau, and William Stables via the east buttress.[1]

The mountain was climbed in 1895 via the south ridge by Philip Stanley Abbot, Charles Ernest Fay, and Charles S. Thompson who named the mountain after themselves using an amalgamation of letters from their surnames, ("A"bbot "F"ay "T"homps"on").[4]

The mountain's name was officially adopted March 31, 1924, when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Afton 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 drains north into the Illecillewaet River.

See also

References
  1. "Mount Afton". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  2. "Mount Afton". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  3. "Mount Afton, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com.
  4. "Mount Afton". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  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.
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