Darling Peak#Etymology
{{Short description|Mountain in the country of Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Darling Peak
| photo = Darling Peak.jpg
| photo_caption = South aspect
| elevation_m = 2310
| elevation_ref ={{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/darling-peak-canada.html|title=Darling Peak, Peakvisor.com|access-date=2023-02-02}}
| prominence_m = 142
| parent_peak = Mamquam Mountain (2,588m)
| isolation_km = 0.926
| country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = British Columbia
| part_type = Protected area | part = Garibaldi Provincial Park
| district = New Westminster Land District
| range = Garibaldi Ranges
Coast Mountains
| listing = Mountains of British Columbia
| map = British Columbia#Canada
| map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada
| map_size = 270
| label_position = right
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Darling Peak
| coordinates = {{coord|49|47|13|N|122|52|45|W|type:mountain_region:CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=JANND|name=Darling Peak|access-date=2023-02-02}}
| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|92|G|15}}
| rock =
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Darling Peak is a {{Convert|2310|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada.
Description
Darling Peak is set within Garibaldi Provincial Park and is part of the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains. It is situated along the western edge of the Mamquam Icefield, {{convert|55|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of Vancouver and {{convert|2.5|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} northwest of line parent Mamquam Mountain. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains to Skookum Creek, thence Mamquam River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 900 meters (2,953 feet) above Skookum Creek in four kilometers (2.5 miles).
Etymology
The landform was named by the Garibaldi Park Board (circa 1928) after Basil S. Darling (1885–1962), a pioneering climber in the area.{{cite bcgnis|id=7629|name=Darling Peak|access-date=2023-02-02}} He was born in Toronto; went to Vancouver in 1908; relocated to Toronto in 1916; and retired to Victoria in 1926. Basil Darling is credited with the first ascents of Cathedral Mountain (1908), Sky Pilot Mountain (1910), Mount Tantalus (1911), Atwell Peak (1911), Serratus Mountain (1911), Golden Ears (1911), Alpha Mountain (1914), Lydia Mountain (1914), and The Red Tusk (1914).Chic Scott (2000), Pushing the Limits, The Story of Canadian Mountaineering, Rocky Mountain Books, {{ISBN|0-921102-59-3}}, p. 79.
The landform's toponym was officially adopted September 2, 1930, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Darling Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | issn = 1027-5606}} 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 Tyee Glacier on the north slope and the Mamquam Icefield on the east side.
Gallery
File:Darling Peak in British Columbia.jpg|Below the south side of Darling Peak
File:Darling and Mamquam.jpg|Darling Peak (left) and Delusion Peak/Mamquam Mountain (right)
File:Darling Peak and Delusion SW1.jpg|Darling Peak (left) and Delusion SW1 (right) seen from Elfin Lakes
See also
- {{Portal-inline|Mountains|size=tiny}}
- Geography of British Columbia
References
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External links
- Darling Peak: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5935222/Canada/British%20Columbia/Darling%20Peak Weather forecast]
- Basil Darling (photo): [https://books.google.com/books?id=94TqO12vdKwC&dq=basil+s.+darling++Pushing+the+Limits&pg=PA79 Google.com/books]
{{Geographic Location 2
| Center = Darling Peak
| North = Spire Peaks
| Northeast = Mamquam Icefield
| East = Mamquam Icefield
| Southeast = Mamquam Mountain
| South = Manic Peak
| Southwest = Skookum Creek
| West = Elfin Lakes
| Northwest = Pyramid Mountain
}}
{{Pacific Ranges}}