Mount Macoun
{{Short description|Mountain in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Macoun
| photo = Mount Macoun.jpg
| photo_caption = Mount Macoun, east face
| elevation_m = 3030
| prominence_m = 485
| prominence_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=2405|name=Mount Macoun|access-date=2019-12-17}}
| range = Duncan Ranges ← Selkirk Mountains
| parent_peak = Mount Sir Donald (3284 m)
| listing = Mountains of British Columbia
| location = Glacier National Park
British Columbia, Canada
| district = Kootenay Land District
| map = British Columbia#Canada
| map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|51|11|37|N|117|23|01|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=JAHDK|name=Mount Macoun|access-date=2019-12-17}}
| topo_map = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|N|3}}
| rock =
| age =
| first_ascent = 1902
| easiest_route =
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Mount Macoun is a {{Convert|3030|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in Glacier National Park of British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Selkirk Mountains range. The mountain is a remote {{convert|61|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Revelstoke, and {{convert|32|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Golden. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Fox, {{convert|3.7|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the southwest, and Mount Topham rises {{convert|4.4|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the south.{{cite peakbagger|3021|Mount Macoun, British Columbia|access-date=2019-12-17}} The expansive Illecillewaet Névé lies to the northwest, and two small unnamed glaciers lie at the bottom of the steep east face. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Beaver River.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Macoun 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 below −30 °C. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for viewing and climbing Mount Macoun.
History
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Mount Macoun was named in 1888 by mountaineers Reverend William S. Green and Rev. Henry Swanzy to honor John Macoun (1831-1920), a Canadian botanist and naturalist with the Geological Survey of Canada.{{cite bcgnis|id=3909|name=Mount Macoun|access-date=2021-05-26}} The mountain's name was officially adopted September 8, 1932, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. The first ascent of the peak was made in August 1902 by Rev. J. C. Herdman with guide Edouard Feuz, Sr.{{cite journal|title=The Ascent of Mt. Macoun|journal=Canadian Alpine Journal|publisher=Alpine Club of Canada|year=1907|page=104}}
See also
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References
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External links
- Weather: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6081687/Canada/British%20Columbia/Mount%20Macoun Mount Macoun]
- Account of first ascent: [https://books.google.com/books?id=n51JAAAAYAAJ&dq=Mount+Macoun+canadian+alpine+journal&pg=PA104 Canadian Alpine Journal, page 104]
- Flickr photo: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mtnclimer67/13075764564/in/album-72157649847877952/ Mount Macoun]
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Category:Three-thousanders of British Columbia