Mount Huber

Mount Huber is a 3,348-metre (10,984-foot) summit located two kilometres east of Lake O'Hara in the Bow Range of Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Victoria, 1.0 km (0.62 mi) to the north-northeast on the Continental Divide.[3] Mount Huber is a secondary summit of Mount Victoria.[2]

Mount Huber
Mount Huber, southwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation3,348 m (10,984 ft)[1][note 1]
Prominence158 m (518 ft)[3]
Parent peakMount Victoria (3464 m)[3]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°22′13″N 116°18′44″W[4]
Geography
Mount Huber is located in British Columbia
Mount Huber
Mount Huber
Location of Mount Huber in British Columbia
Mount Huber is located in Canada
Mount Huber
Mount Huber
Mount Huber (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District
Protected areaYoho National Park
Parent rangeBow Range → Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise[4]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockLimestone
Climbing
First ascent1903 George Collier, E. Tewes, Christian Bohren, Christian Kaufmann[5]
Easiest routeScrambling class 4

History

Named in 1903 by Samuel Allen for Emil Huber, a Swiss climber, who, with Carl Sulzer, were first to climb Mount Sir Donald in the Selkirk Mountains.[3] The first ascent of Mount Huber was made in 1903 by George Collier, E. Tewes, Christian Bohren, and Christian Kaufmann.[5][6] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1924 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]

Geology

Mount Huber is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[7] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[8]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Huber is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[9] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). Precipitation runoff from Mount Huber drains into tributaries of the Kicking Horse River which is a tributary of the Columbia River.

  • Mount Huber seen above Lake O'Hara
    Mount Huber seen above Lake O'Hara
  • Mount Huber seen from Shaffer Lake
    Mount Huber seen from Shaffer Lake

See also

References
  1. "Mount Huber, Alberta". Peakbagger.com.
  2. "Topographic map of Mount Huber". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  3. "Mount Huber". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  4. "Mount Huber". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  5. "North America, Canada, British Columbia, Mt. Huber". Climbs And Expeditions. American Alpine Journal. American Alpine Club. 5 (1). 1943. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  6. "Mount Huber". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  7. Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  8. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  9. 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.
Notes
  1. SRTM gives an elevation of 3354 metres.[2]
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