Kwoiek Needle
{{Short description|Mountain in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Kwoiek Needle
| photo = Kwoiek Needle.jpg
| photo_caption = Kwoiek Needle, northeast aspect
| elevation_m = 2625
| elevation_ref = {{cite opentopomap|Kwoiek Needle|50.084722}-121.8075|2022-06-28}}
| prominence_m = 595
| prominence_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=1076|name=Kwoiek Needle|access-date=2019-11-20}}
| range = Lillooet Ranges
Coast Ranges
| parent_peak = Kumkan Peak (2,742 m)
| listing = Mountains of British Columbia
| country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = British Columbia
| district = Yale Division Yale Land District
| map = British Columbia#Canada
| map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada
| label_position = right
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Kwoiek Needle
| coordinates = {{coord|50|05|05|N|121|48|27|W|type:mountain_region:CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|92|I|4}}
| rock = granodiorite
| age = Cretaceous
| easiest_route = Scramble
}}
Kwoiek Needle is a {{Convert|2625|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in the Lillooet Ranges of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is situated {{convert|24|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} southwest of Lytton, and its nearest higher peak is Kumkan Peak, {{convert|9.2|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} to the west. The mountain was named in association with Kwoiek Creek, Kwoiek Lake, and Kwoiek Peak. Kwoiek is a Thompson Indian word meaning "gouged out," referring to a large chunk missing from the canyon wall.{{cite bcgnis|6358|Kwoiek Needle}}{{cite bcgnis|6353|Kwoiek Creek}} The name was officially adopted on October 6, 1936, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.{{cite cgndb|id=JALJE|name=Kwoiek Needle|access-date=2019-11-20}} Meltwater from unnamed glaciers on its north slopes and precipitation runoff from the peak drains into Kwoiek Creek and Log Creek, both tributaries of the Fraser River.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Kwoiek Needle is located in a subarctic 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. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing Kwoiek Needle.
Climbing Routes
Gallery
Kwoiek Needle, east.jpg|Aerial view, east aspect
See also
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References
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External links
- Weather: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5994656/Canada/British%20Columbia/Kwoiek%20Needle Kwoiek Needle]
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