Mount Begbie
{{Short description|Mountain in Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Begbie
| etymology = Matthew Baillie Begbie
| photo = Mount Begbie seen from Mt Revelstoke ski area.jpg
| photo_caption = Mount Begbie
| elevation_m = 2733
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=2955|name=Mount Begbie, British Columbia|access-date=2021-04-07}}
| prominence_m = 883
| prominence_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=2225|name= Mount Begbie|accessdate=2018-11-17}}| location = British Columbia, Canada
| district = Kootenay Land District
| range = Monashee Mountains
| parent_peak = Blanket Mountain (2,809 m)
| listing = Mountains of British Columbia
| map = British Columbia#Canada
| map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Begbie
| coordinates = {{coord|50|53|05|N|118|15|21|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=JAGBT|name=Mount Begbie|accessdate=2018-11-18}}
| topo_maker = NTS
| topo_map = {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|L|16}}
| rock =
| age =
| first_ascent = 1907 Haggen, Herdman, Robertson, E. Feuz Jr.
| easiest_route = glacier and scrambling
}}
Mount Begbie is a {{Convert|2733|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in the Gold Range of the Monashee Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. Situated west of the Columbia River high above the shore of Upper Arrow Lake, this prominent peak is visible from the Trans-Canada Highway, Revelstoke, and Revelstoke Mountain Resort ski area. Mt. Begbie Brewing Company, a brewery, was named after the mountain. The nearest peak is Mount Tilley, {{convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the west, and the nearest higher peak is Blanket Mountain, {{convert|14.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the south.
History
Mount Begbie is named for Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie (1819–1894), a prominent judge in the British Columbia colony. The first ascent of the mountain was accomplished June 11, 1907, by James Robert Robertson, J. Herdman, and Rupert W. Haggen, with Edward Feuz Jr. as guide.{{cite peakfinder|id=116|subject=people|name=James Robert Robertson|access-date=2021-04-07}} The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1932 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada, although this toponym had appeared in publications as early as 1887, if not earlier.[https://books.google.com/books?id=LiMlAQAAIAAJ&dq=mount+cartier&pg=RA2-PA25 Sessional Papers Volume 7, (1887) p. 25]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Begbie 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 reaching temperatures below −30 °C. Despite the modest elevation, the climate supports a glacier in the north cirque. Most precipitation runoff from Mount Begbie drains east into tributaries of the Columbia River; however, a portion drains west into the Eagle River, a tributary of the Fraser River.
Geology
Mount Begbie is a gabbroic volcanic plug, and one of the volcanoes of the Chilcotin Group. More than 50 small pegmatite bodies on the northern slope of the mountain are relatively well known among prospectors.{{cite web|url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0165657|title=Mineralogy and geochemistry of pegmatites on Mount Begbie, British Columbia|first=Andrea|last=Dixon|date=20 November 2018|publisher=|accessdate=20 November 2018|via=open.library.ubc.ca}}{{cite journal|url=https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/canmin/article-abstract/52/2/129/127528/mineralogy-and-geochemistry-of-pegmatites-on-mount|title=Mineralogy and geochemistry of pegmatites on Mount Begbie, British Columbia|first1=Andrea|last1=Dixon|first2=Jan|last2=Cempírek|first3=Lee A.|last3=Groat|date=1 April 2014|journal=The Canadian Mineralogist|volume=52|issue=2|pages=129–164|via=pubs.geoscienceworld.org|doi=10.3749/canmin.52.2.129|hdl=2429/45440|hdl-access=free}}
Gallery
File:Mount Begbie British Columbia crop.jpg|North aspect
File:Mount Begbie.jpg
File:Mountains in British Columbia.jpg|Mt. Begbie (left) and Mt. Tilley (right)
See also
{{Portal|Mountains}}
References
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External links
- {{cite bcgnis|id=3321|name=Mount Begbie}}
- Weather: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6079892/Canada/British%20Columbia/Mount%20Begbie Mount Begbie]
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