Isolated Peak

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Isolated Peak

| photo = Isolated Peak.jpg

| photo_caption = Southeast aspect

| elevation_m = 2845

| elevation_ref =Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), Canadian Mountain Place Names: The Rockies and Columbia Mountains, Rocky Mountain Books, {{ISBN|9781894765794}}, p. 136.

| prominence_m = 83

| prominence_ref ={{cite peakbagger|4510|Isolated Peak, British Columbia|access-date=2023-02-26}}

| isolation_km = 1.06

| isolation_ref =

| range = Waputik Mountains
Canadian Rockies

| parent_peak = Mont des Poilus (3,161 m){{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/isolated-peak.html|title=Isolated Peak, Peakvisor.com|access-date=2023-02-26}}

| listing = Mountains of British Columbia

| etymology =

| country = Canada

| region_type = Province

| region = British Columbia

| district = Kootenay Land District

| part_type = Protected area

| part = Yoho National Park

| map = Canada British Columbia#Canada

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

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Isolated Peak

| coordinates = {{coord|51|32|37|N|116|34|35|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref ={{cite cgndb|id=JAEKF|name=Isolated Peak|access-date=2023-02-26}}

| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|N|10}}

| rock =Sedimentary rock

| age = Cambrian

| first_ascent = 1901

| easiest_route =

}}

Isolated Peak is a {{Convert|2845|m|ft|0|abbr=off|adj=on}} summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Isolated Peak is located in Yoho National Park, in the Waputik Mountains of the Canadian Rockies. Precipitation runoff from Isolated Peak drains into tributaries of the Yoho River which in turn is a tributary of the Kicking Horse River. Isolated Peak is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 700 meters (2,297 ft) above Twin Falls Creek in {{convert|1.|km|mi|abbr=on}} and 800 meters (2,625 ft) above Little Yoho River in {{convert|2.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}. The peak is visible from Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway). The nearest higher neighbor is Mount McArthur, {{convert|1.46|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the west.

History

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1901 by Edward Whymper and James Outram with guides Christian Kaufmann, Christian Klucker, Joseph Pollinger, and Joseph Bossoney.{{cite peakfinder|id=687|name=Isolated Peak|access-date=2023-02-26}} At that time the peak was an isolated nunatak in the middle of a glacier and Whymper, who named the peak, also called the peak "Insular" in addition to Isolated. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on March 31, 1924, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.

Geology

Isolated Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.{{Belyea-Banff-NP}} Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.{{cite book|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}}

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Isolated 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. | 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. This climate supports the McArthur Glacier on the west slope of the peak and Glacier des Poilus to the north.{{cite bcgnis|id=2390|name=Isolated Peak|access-date=2023-02-26}}

Gallery

File:Mount McArthur and Isolated Peak.jpg|Mt. McArthur, McArthur Glacier, and Isolated Peak (right)

File:View from Iceline Trail.jpg|Mt. McArthur (left), Isolated Peak (center), Whaleback Mountain (right)

File:Crossing the Iceline trial…Mt McArthur (3015m), Des Poilus Glac & Isolated Peak (2845m) behind (7897948176).jpg|Mt. McArthur (left of center) and Isolated Peak (right)

References

External links

Isolated Peak: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5984703/Canada/British%20Columbia/Isolated%20Peak Weather forecast]
Parks Canada web site: [https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/bc/yoho Yoho National Park]

{{Geographic Location 2

| Center = Isolated Peak

| North = Mont des Poilus

| Northeast = Yoho Peak

| East = Whaleback Mountain

| Southeast = Yoho River

| South = The President

| Southwest = Mount Pollinger

| West = Mount McArthur

| Northwest = Glacier des Poilus

}}

Category:Two-thousanders of British Columbia