Mount Green

{{Short description|Mountain summit in Canada}}

{{about|a mountain in Canada|the mountain in the Southern Alps|Mount Green (New Zealand)}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Green

| photo = Mount Green.jpg

| photo_caption = Mount Green, east aspect

| elevation_m = 2692

| elevation_ref =

| prominence_m = 218

| prominence_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=2390|name=Mount Green|access-date=2019-12-25}}

| range = Selkirk Mountains{{cite peakbagger|3014|Mount Green, British Columbia}}

| parent_peak = Mount Bonney (3100 m)

| country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = British Columbia

| district = Kootenay Land District

| part_type = Protected area | part = Glacier National Park

| map = British Columbia#Canada

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

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Green

| coordinates = {{coord|51|13|42|N|117|34|48|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=JAEYQ|name=Mount Green|access-date=2019-12-25}}

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

| rock =

| age =

| first_ascent = 1910, Alexander McCoubrey, Ernest Feuz

| easiest_route = YDS 3 Scrambling

}}

Mount Green is a {{Convert|2692|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in Glacier National Park, in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} north-northwest of Mount Bonney, {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Rogers Pass, {{convert|52|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of Revelstoke, and {{convert|44|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of Golden. The mountain was named by Arthur Oliver Wheeler for Rev. William Spotswood Green (1847–1919), who explored, mapped, named, climbed, and wrote about the Selkirk Mountains.{{cite bcgnis|2696|Mount Green}} His book "Among the Selkirk Glaciers", published in 1890, introduced the world to the Selkirk Mountains. He is credited with recommending the location for a small chalet to the Canadian Pacific Railway that would grow to become the Chateau Lake Louise hotel, as well as making the first ascent of Mount Bonney.R. W. Sandford, Introduction to William Spotswood Green, [https://archive.org/details/amongselkirkglac00greeuoft Among the Selkirk Glaciers]. London: Macmillan and Co., 1890, reprint 1998 by Aquila Books, Calgary. The mountain's name was officially adopted September 8, 1932, when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. The first ascent of the mountain was made August 25, 1910, by Alexander A. McCoubrey and Ernest Feuz who climbed the south ridge and descended the north ridge.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Green 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.

See also

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