Mount Duke
{{Short description|Mountain in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Duke
| photo = Mount Duke.jpg
| photo_caption = Mt. Duke, northwest aspect, from Vantage Peak
| elevation_m = 2379
| elevation_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=1071|name=Mount Duke|accessdate=2019-11-27}}
| prominence_m = 389
| range = Joffre Group
Lillooet Ranges
Coast Mountains
| parent_peak =
| listing = Mountains of British Columbia
| location = British Columbia, Canada
| district = Lillooet 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 Mount Duke
| coordinates = {{coord|50|19|07|N|122|22|59|W|type:mountain_region:CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|92|J|8}}
| type =
| age =
| first_ascent = 1966 by M. Juri, T. Anderson
| easiest_route = Scramble via northwest ridge
}}
Mount Duke is a {{Convert|2379|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in the Joffre Group of the Lillooet Ranges, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is situated {{convert|30|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east of Pemberton, and {{convert|10|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} southwest of Duffy Lake. The highest peak in the Joffre Group, Mount Matier, rises {{convert|4.4|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} to the west. The mountain's name was submitted by Reverend Damasus Payne, a Benedictine monk and mountaineer, to honor Archbishop William Mark Duke.{{cite bcgnis|19407|Mount Duke}} It was officially adopted on April 21, 1966, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.{{cite cgndb|id=JBIMO|name=Mount Duke|accessdate=2019-11-27}} Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into Caspar Creek and Twin One Creek.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Duke 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. 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 Mount Duke.
See also
{{Portal|Mountains}}
References
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External links
- Weather Forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6080581/Canada/British%20Columbia/Mount%20Duke Mount Duke]
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