Catamount Peak

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Catamount Peak

| photo = Catamount Peak.jpg

| photo_caption = Southeast aspect, centered, from Highway 1
(Bagheera Mountain to immediate left)

| elevation_m = 2733

| elevation_ref =Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), "Canadian Mountain Place Names", Rocky Mountain Books, {{ISBN|9781894765794}}, p. 89.

| prominence_m = 222

| prominence_ref ={{cite peakbagger|2990|Catamount Peak, British Columbia|access-date=2023-03-10}}

| isolation_km = 0.91

| isolation_ref =

| range = Hermit Range
Selkirk Mountains

| parent_peak = Bagheera Mountain (2,757 m){{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/catamount-peak-canada.html|title=Catamount Peak, Peakvisor.com|access-date=2023-03-10}}

| etymology = Catamount

| listing = Mountains of British Columbia

| country = Canada

| region_type = Province

| region = British Columbia

| district = Kootenay Land District

| part_type = Protected area

| part = Glacier National Park

| map = British Columbia#Canada

| map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Catamount Peak

| coordinates = {{coord|51|17|15|N|117|37|20|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=JAGGE|name=Catamount Peak|access-date=2023-03-10}}

| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|N|5}}

| rock =

| age =

| first_ascent = 1902 by Arthur Oliver Wheeler and Topographic Survey partyWilliam Lowell Putnam, James Monroe Thorington (1963), A Climber's Guide to the Interior Ranges of British Columbia, American Alpine Club, p. 69.{{cite bivouac|id=2361|name=Catamount Peak|access-date=2023-03-10}}

| easiest_route =

}}

Catamount Peak is a {{Convert|2733|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain located in Glacier National Park in British Columbia, Canada. Catamount Peak is part of the Hermit Range of the Selkirk Mountains and is {{convert|7|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of Rogers Pass. It is approximately midway between Revelstoke and Golden. Neighbors include Cheops Mountain, {{convert|5.05|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the east, and Ursus Major Mountain, {{convert|1.83|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the northeast. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's south slope drains to Illecillewaet River via Cougar Brook, and the north slope drains to the Beaver River via Ursus Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,230 metres (4,035 ft) above Ursus Creek in {{convert|2|km|mi|abbr=on}} and 930 m (3,051 ft) above Cougar Brook in {{convert|1|km|mi|abbr=on}}. This peak is visible from the Trans-Canada Highway.

Etymology

Catamount Peak was so named by a Dominion Topographic Survey party that made the first ascent of this peak in 1902, in keeping with the wildcat naming theme of nearby peaks such as Cougar Mountain and Bagheera Mountain. "Catamount" is shortened from the 17th-century "cat-of-the-mountain", and is synonymous with cougar, mountain lion, or any variety of wild cat. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on March 31, 1917, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.{{cite bcgnis|3416|Catamount Peak|2023-03-10}}

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Catamount Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. |name-list-style=amp | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | pages = 1633–1644 | issn = 1027-5606}} Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.