Mount Carnarvon

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Carnarvon

| photo = Mount Carnarvon seen with Emerald Lake.jpg

| photo_caption = Mount Carnarvon seen with Emerald Lake from Mount Burgess

| elevation_m = 3046

| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|4512|Mount Carnarvon, British Columbia}}

| prominence_m = 406

| prominence_ref =

| range = President Range
Canadian Rockies

| parent_peak = The President (3123 m){{cite bivouac|id=1659|name=Mount Carnarvon|accessdate=2019-03-24}}

| listing = Mountains of British Columbia

| location = Yoho National Park
British Columbia, Canada

| 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 Carnarvon

| coordinates = {{coord|51|28|13|N|116|35|20|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=JATXW|name=Mount Carnarvon|accessdate=2019-03-24}}

| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|N|7}}

| rock = sedimentary rock

| age = Cambrian

| first_ascent = 1904 by Dominion Topographic Survey

| easiest_route = Scrambling

}}

Mount Carnarvon is a {{Convert|3046|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in the Kiwetinok River Valley of Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is The President, {{convert|3.9|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the north-northeast. Both are part of the President Range which is a subset of the Waputik Mountains. Mount Carnarvon is situated five kilometers northwest of Emerald Lake, but is hidden from view behind Emerald Peak. However, Carnarvon is visible from Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing Mount Carnarvon.

History

Originally known as Emerald Mountain, the mountain was named in 1900 by Alexander MacKinnon Burgess (Commissioner of Public Lands) after Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (1831-1890), who in 1867 authored the British North America Act which conferred self-government on Canada. Then in 1874, he effected the settlement of difficulties between Canada and British Columbia on the "Carnarvon Terms".{{cite bcgnis|id=40487|name=Mount Carnarvon|access-date=2021-04-09}}

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1904 by members of the Dominion Topographic Survey.

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

Geology

Mount Carnarvon is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.{{citation|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}}

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Carnarvon 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. Precipitation runoff from Mount Carnarvon drains into tributaries of the Kicking Horse River.

Gallery

Mount Carnarvon.jpg|Mount Carnarvon

References

External links

[https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6080183/Canada/British%20Columbia/Mount%20Carnarvon Weather forecast]
Parks Canada web site: [https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/bc/yoho Yoho National Park]
Flickr photo: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/24254410@N00/385975680/in/album-72157594377597056/ Carnarvon in winter]

{{Geographic Location

| Center = Mount Carnarvon

| North = The President

| Northeast = The Vice President

| East = Michael Peak

| Southeast = Emerald Peak

| South = Kicking Horse River

| Southwest = Mount King

| West = Sea Shoal Mountain

| Northwest = Kiwetinok River

}}

Category:Three-thousanders of British Columbia