Mount Swanzy

Mount Swanzy is a 2,891-metre (9,485-foot) mountain summit located in Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. Mount Swanzy is surrounded by ice including the Bonney Glacier, Clarke Glacier, and Swanzy Glacier. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Bonney, 1.0 km (0.62 mi) to the west.[3]

Mount Swanzy
Mount Swanzy (center) and Bonney Glacier
Highest point
Elevation2,891 m (9,485 ft)[1]
Prominence146 m (479 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Bonney (3100 m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°12′30″N 117°31′06″W[2]
Geography
Mount Swanzy is located in British Columbia
Mount Swanzy
Mount Swanzy
Location of Mount Swanzy in British Columbia
Mount Swanzy is located in Canada
Mount Swanzy
Mount Swanzy
Mount Swanzy (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District
Protected areaGlacier National Park
Parent rangeDuncan Ranges ← Selkirk Mountains[3]
Topo mapNTS 82N4 Illecillewaet [2]
Climbing
First ascent1900 Arthur Michael, Sydney Spencer, Edouard Feuz Sr, Friedrich Michel
Easiest routeScrambling YDS 3[1]

History

The mountain was named in 1895 by Messrs. Abbot, Fay, and Thompson, for the Reverend Henry Swanzy, who with the Reverend William Spotswood Green introduced the world to the Selkirk Mountains following their 1888 first ascents of Mount Bonney and others.[4]

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1900 by Arthur Michael, Sydney Spencer, Edouard Feuz Sr, and Friedrich Michel.[1]

The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1932 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

Climate
Mt. Swanzy

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Swanzy 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 the surrounding glaciers drains north into the Illecillewaet River, or south into the Incomappleux River.

See also

References
  1. "Mount Swanzy". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  2. "Mount Swanzy". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  3. "Mount Swanzy, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  4. "Mount Swanzy". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  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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