Mount Afton

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Afton

| photo = Mt. Afton.jpg

| photo_caption = Mount Afton, north aspect

| elevation_m = 2553

| elevation_ref =

| prominence_m = 171

| prominence_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=2380|name=Mount Afton|accessdate=2019-12-25}}

| location = Glacier National Park
British Columbia, Canada

| district = Kootenay Land District

| range = Duncan Ranges → Selkirk Mountains{{cite peakbagger|3012|Mount Afton, British Columbia}}

| parent_peak = Mount Jupiter (2786 m)

| listing = Mountains of British Columbia

| map = Canada British Columbia#Canada

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

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Afton

| coordinates = {{coord|51|14|08|N|117|30|50|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=JAAVH|name=Mount Afton|accessdate=2019-12-25}}

| topo_maker = NTS

| topo_map = {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|N|4}}

| rock =

| age =

| first_ascent = 1893 H. Lambert, Miss MacLeod, H. Perley, W. Rau, W. Stables

| easiest_route = YDS 2-4 Scramble

}}

Mount Afton is a {{Convert|2553|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated near the north end of Asulkan Ridge, {{convert|8|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Rogers Pass, {{convert|56|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of Revelstoke, and {{convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of Golden.

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1893 by Herbert Lambert, Miss MacLeod, Harold A. Perley, William H. Rau, and William Stables via the east buttress.

The mountain was climbed in 1895 via the south ridge by Philip Stanley Abbot, Charles Ernest Fay, and Charles S. Thompson who named the mountain after themselves using an amalgamation of letters from their surnames, ("A"bbot "F"ay "T"homps"on").{{cite bcgnis|id=362|name=Mount Afton|access-date=2021-04-04}}

The mountain's name was officially adopted March 31, 1924, when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Afton 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}} Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into the Illecillewaet River.