Phyllis's Engine

Phyllis's Engine is a 2,517-metre (8,258-foot) granite pinnacle located in British Columbia, Canada.

Phyllis's Engine
North-northwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation2,517 m (8,258 ft)[1]
Prominence21 m (69 ft)[2]
Parent peakCastle Towers Mountain[2]
Isolation0.13 km (0.081 mi)[2]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates49°56′01″N 122°56′23″W[3]
Geography
Phyllis's Engine is located in British Columbia
Phyllis's Engine
Phyllis's Engine
Location in British Columbia
Phyllis's Engine is located in Canada
Phyllis's Engine
Phyllis's Engine
Phyllis's Engine (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictNew Westminster Land District
Protected areaGaribaldi Provincial Park
Parent rangeGaribaldi Ranges
Coast Mountains
Topo mapNTS 92G15 Mamquam Mountain[3]
Geology
Type of rockgranite[4]
Climbing
First ascent1966
Easiest routeclass 5.8 climbing

Description

Phyllis's Engine is set within Garibaldi Provincial Park and is part of the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains.[1] It is situated 71 km (44 mi) north of Vancouver, 1.26 km (1 mi) north-northwest of Mount Carr, and 700 meters (2,300 feet) south of line parent Castle Towers Mountain.[1] Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the west side of the peak drains to Garibaldi Lake, and the eastern slope drains to Cheakamus Lake. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 1,040 meters (3,410 feet) in 3 kilometers (1.9 miles).

History

The peak is named after Phyllis Dyke (Mrs. Edward Beltz), a pioneering British Columbia Mountaineering Club member who thought the arrangement of pinnacles and spires resembled a 19th-century steam locomotive, so her fellow climbers jokingly referred to the landform as "Phyllis's Engine", circa 1914.[5] The name was formally submitted by Karl Ricker in 1978 as recommended by Neal Carter of the BC Mountaineering Club, and contrary to popular belief, the name does not refer to Phyllis Munday.[6] The toponym was adopted as "Phyllis' Engine" on March 9, 1979, and officially changed to "Phyllis's Engine" on January 6, 1995, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]

The first ascent of Phyllis's Engine was made in 1966 by F. Gratwhol and T. Kempter.[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Phyllis's Engine is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[7] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Sphinx Glacier on the west slope and the Cheakamus Glacier on the east slope.

See also
  • Phyllis's Engine (lower left) and Mount Carr (upper right)
    Phyllis's Engine (lower left) and Mount Carr (upper right)
  • Phyllis's Engine, centered, viewed from west summit of Castle Towers Mountain.
    Phyllis's Engine, centered, viewed from west summit of Castle Towers Mountain.
  • Castle Towers Mountain (left of center), Phyllis's Engine (center), Mt. Carr (right) viewed from Garibaldi Lake. Phyllis's Engine can be seen best when image is enlarged to maximum degree.
    Castle Towers Mountain (left of center), Phyllis's Engine (center), Mt. Carr (right) viewed from Garibaldi Lake. Phyllis's Engine can be seen best when image is enlarged to maximum degree.

References
  1. "Phyllis's Engine, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  2. "Phyllis's Engine, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  3. "Phyllis's Engine". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  4. Dick Culbert (1969), A Climber's Guide to the Coastal Ranges of British Columbia, Alpine Club of Canada, p. 364
  5. G. P. V. Akrigg, Helen B. Akrigg (1997), British Columbia Place Names, UBC Press, ISBN 9780774806374, p. 207
  6. "Phyllis's Engine". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  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. ISSN 1027-5606.
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