Mount Alcantara

Mount Alcantara is a 3,029-metre (9,938-foot) mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada.

Mount Alcantara
Mount Alcantara centered
Highest point
Elevation3,029 m (9,938 ft)[1]
Prominence869 m (2,851 ft)[1]
Parent peakEon Mountain (3,305 m)[2]
Isolation3.9 km (2.4 mi)[2]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°48′04″N 115°36′29″W[3]
Geography
Mount Alcantara is located in British Columbia
Mount Alcantara
Mount Alcantara
Location of Mount Alcantara in British Columbia
Mount Alcantara is located in Canada
Mount Alcantara
Mount Alcantara
Mount Alcantara (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District
Parent rangeBlue Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[3]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Mountain typeFault block
Type of rockSedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1929 by Kate Gardiner[4]
Easiest routescrambling

Description

Mount Alcantara is the highest point in the Blue Range, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies.[1] This remote peak is situated 3 km (1.9 mi) west of the Continental Divide and 8 km (5.0 mi) south-southeast of majestic Mount Assiniboine. Precipitation runoff from Alcantara drains into Alcantara and Aurora creeks which are both part of the Cross River watershed. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 1,500 meters (4,920 feet) above Aurora Creek in two kilometers (1.2 mile).

History

Mount Alcantara was named in 1916 to remember the RMS Alcantara, an ocean liner that was converted to an armed merchant cruiser and was sunk by the German raider Greif during the First World War.[4] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted October 12, 1966, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[5]

The first ascent of the summit was made in 1929 by Kate (Katie) Gardiner with guide Walter Feuz.[4]

Geology

Mount Alcantara is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods and was later pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Alcantara is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

See also

References
  1. "Mount Alcantara, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  2. "Alcantara, Mount – 9,937' BC". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  3. "Mount Alcantara". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  4. "Mount Alcantara". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  5. "Mount Alcantara". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  6. Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  7. 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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