Mount Olds
{{Short description|Mountain in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Olds
| photo = Mount Olds.jpg
| photo_caption = Mount Olds, north aspect
| elevation_m = 2542
| elevation_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=1045|name=Mount Olds|accessdate=2019-11-27}}
| prominence_m = 120
| range = Cayoosh Range
Lillooet Ranges
Coast Mountains
| parent_peak = Mount Oleg (2587 m)
| 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 Olds
| coordinates = {{coord|50|24|32|N|122|36|50|W|type:mountain_region:CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite bcgnis|18647|Mount Olds}}
| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|92|J|7}}
| rock =
| age =
| first_ascent = 1962 by R. Gilbert
| easiest_route = Scramble
}}
Mount Olds is a {{Convert|2542|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in the Cayoosh Range of the Lillooet Ranges, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is situated {{convert|17|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} northeast of Pemberton, {{convert|2|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south-southeast of Mount Gardiner, and {{convert|1|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east of Mount Oleg, which is its nearest higher peak.{{cite peakbagger|-70734|Mount Olds, British Columbia|access-date=2019-11-27}} The mountain's name was officially adopted on June 21, 9796, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.{{cite cgndb|id=JBHCW|name=Mount Olds|access-date=2019-11-27}} Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into tributaries of the Fraser River.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Olds 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. This climate supports the Place Glacier on the north slope of Mount Olds. 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 climbing Mount Olds.
Gallery
Mounts Olds and Oleg.jpg|Mount Olds (left) and Mount Oleg (right)
See also
{{Portal|Mountains}}
References
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External links
- Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6082137/Canada/British%20Columbia/Mount%20Olds Mount Olds]
{{Pacific Ranges}}
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