Mount Alcantara
{{Short description|Mountain in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Alcantara
| photo = Mount Alcantara.jpg
| photo_caption = Mount Alcantara centered
| elevation_m = 3029
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|52475|Mount Alcantara, British Columbia|accessdate=2022-12-10}}
| prominence_m = 869
| range = Blue Range
Canadian Rockies
| parent_peak = Eon Mountain (3,305 m){{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/216709|title=Alcantara, Mount – 9,937' BC|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2022-12-10}}
| isolation_km = 3.9
| listing = Mountains of British Columbia
| country = Canada
| region_type = Province
| region = British Columbia
| district = Kootenay Land District
| map = British Columbia#Canada
| map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Alcantara
| coordinates = {{coord|50|48|04|N|115|36|29|W|type:mountain_region:CA-BC_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id= JABLV |name= Mount Alcantara |accessdate=2022-12-10}}
| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|J|13}}
| type = Fault block
| rock = Sedimentary rock
| age = Cambrian
| first_ascent = 1929 by Kate Gardiner
| easiest_route = scrambling
}}
Mount Alcantara is a {{Convert|3029|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada.
Description
Mount Alcantara is the highest point in the Blue Range, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies. This remote peak is situated {{convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of the Continental Divide and {{convert|8|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-southeast of majestic Mount Assiniboine. Precipitation runoff from Alcantara drains into Alcantara and Aurora creeks which are both part of the Cross River watershed. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 1,500 meters (4,920 feet) above Aurora Creek in two kilometers (1.2 mile).
History
Mount Alcantara was named in 1916 to remember the RMS Alcantara, an ocean liner that was converted to an armed merchant cruiser and was sunk by the German raider Greif during the First World War.{{cite peakfinder|id=14|name=Mount Alcantara|access-date=2022-12-10}} The mountain's toponym was officially adopted October 12, 1966, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.{{cite bcgnis|id=714|title=Mount Alcantara|accessdate=2022-12-10}}
The first ascent of the summit was made in 1929 by Kate (Katie) Gardiner with guide Walter Feuz.
Geology
Mount Alcantara is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods and was later 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, Mount Alcantara is located in a subarctic climate 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}} Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
See also
- {{Portal-inline|Mountains|size=tiny}}
- Geography of British Columbia
References
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External links
- Weather: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6079684/Canada/British%20Columbia/Mount%20Alcantara Mount Alcantara]
- Mount Alcantara: [https://www.on-top.ca/Outings/2016/Mount-Alcantara-August-2016.html On-top.ca]
{{Geographic Location 2
| Center = Mount Alcantara
| North = Eon Mountain
| Northeast = Aurora Mountain
| East = Continental Divide
| Southeast = Red Man Mountain
| South = Mount Brussilof
| Southwest = Mitchell River
| West = Mount Harkin
| Northwest = Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
}}
{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}
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