Naiset Point
{{Short description|Mountain in the country of Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Naiset Point
| photo = Naiset Point.jpg
| photo_caption = Naiset Point
| elevation_m = 2755
| prominence_m = 45
| location = British Columbia, Canada
| district = Kootenay Land District
| range = Canadian Rockies
| parent_peak =Mount Assiniboine (3616 m){{cite bivouac|id=1484
|name= Naiset Point|accessdate=2019-02-18}}
| map = British Columbia#Canada
| map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Naiset Point
| coordinates = {{coord|50|53|42|N|115|37|03|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=JAPZV|name=Naiset Point|accessdate=2019-02-18}}
| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|J|13}}
| rock = sedimentary rock
| age = Cambrian
| first_ascent = 1920 H.E. Bulyea, N. Allen, M. Gold, D.J. McGeary, J. Stewart, E.L. Tayler, C.G. Wates
| easiest_route =
}}
Naiset Point is a {{Convert|2755|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is situated {{convert|1.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Lake Magog, and at the end of the ridge extending north from Terrapin Mountain. Naiset Point is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.{{cite journal|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}}
History
The mountain was named in 1913 by The Interprovincial Boundary Survey for the word naiset which translates from the First Nations word for sunset.{{cite crdb|id=948|name=Naiset Point|access-date=2023-08-06}}
The first ascent of Naiset Point was made in 1920 by H.E. Bulyea, N. Allen, M. Gold, D.J. McGeary, J. Stewart, E.L. Tayler, and C.G. Wates.
The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1924 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.{{cite bcgnis|id=9019|name=Naiset Point}}
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Naiset Point 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 |issue=5 | pages = 1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P |s2cid=9654551 | issn = 1027-5606| doi-access = free }} Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Naiset Point drains into Lake Magog.
File:Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park.jpg, Mount Assiniboine, Wedgwood Peak, Sunburst Peaks]]
See also
References
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External links
- Naiset Point photo: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mtnclimer67/12604628023/in/album-72157649847877952/ Flickr]
- [http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/mt_assiniboine/ Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park]
{{Geographic Location 2
| Center = Naiset Point
| North = Og Creek
| Northeast = Assiniboine Pass
| ENE = Gog Lake
| East = Wonder Pass
| ESE = The Towers
| Southeast = Continental Divide
| South = Terrapin Mountain
| Southwest = Mount Magog
| WSW = Wedgwood Peak
| West = Lake Magog
| WNW = Sunburst Peaks
| Northwest = Nub Peak
}}
{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}