Mount Swanzy

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Swanzy

| photo = Mountains at Rogers Pass.jpg

| photo_caption = Mount Swanzy (center) and Bonney Glacier

| elevation_m = 2891

| elevation_ref =

| prominence_m = 146

| prominence_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=2387|name=Mount Swanzy|access-date=2019-03-30}}

| range = Duncan Ranges ← Selkirk Mountains{{cite peakbagger|3016|Mount Swanzy, British Columbia|2021-06-15}}

| parent_peak = Mount Bonney (3100 m)

| listing = Mountains of British Columbia

| country = Canada

| region_type = Province

| region = British Columbia

| district = Kootenay Land District

| part_type = Protected area

| part = Glacier National Park

| map = Canada British Columbia#Canada

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

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Swanzy

| coordinates = {{coord|51|12|30|N|117|31|06|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=JBDQQ|name=Mount Swanzy|access-date=2019-03-30}}

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

| rock =

| age =

| first_ascent = 1900 Arthur Michael, Sydney Spencer, Edouard Feuz Sr, Friedrich Michel

| easiest_route = Scrambling YDS 3

}}

Mount Swanzy is a {{Convert|2891|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. Mount Swanzy is surrounded by ice including the Bonney Glacier, Clarke Glacier, and Swanzy Glacier. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Bonney, {{convert|1.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the west.

History

The mountain was named in 1895 by Messrs. Abbot, Fay, and Thompson, for the Reverend Henry Swanzy, who with the Reverend William Spotswood Green introduced the world to the Selkirk Mountains following their 1888 first ascents of Mount Bonney and others.{{cite bcgnis|id=16635|name=Mount Swanzy|access-date=2021-06-15}}

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1900 by Arthur Michael, Sydney Spencer, Edouard Feuz Sr, and Friedrich Michel.

The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1932 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Swanzy 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 and meltwater from the surrounding glaciers drains north into the Illecillewaet River, or south into the Incomappleux River.