Ogilvie Mountains
{{Short description|Mountain range in the Yukon Territory, northwestern Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name=Ogilvie Mountains
| photo=2015-08-25 Tombstone Territorial Park 1795.jpg
| photo_caption=Mountains in Tombstone Territorial Park
| country=Canada
| region=Yukon | region_type=Territories
| parent=Yukon Ranges
| border=
| length_mi=|length_orientation=
| width_mi =|width_orientation=
| highest=Mount Frank Rae
| elevation_m=2362
| elevation_ref=
| coordinates = {{coord|64|28|13|N|138|33|18|W|type:mountain_region:CA}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=KACHV|name=Mount Frank Rae|access-date=2022-08-05}}
| range_coordinates = {{coord|64|40|04|N|138|28|41|W|type:mountain_region:CA-YT_scale:300000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| range_coordinates_ref={{cite cgndb|id=KAEUX|name=Ogilvie Mountains|access-date=2022-08-05}}
| geology=
| period=
| orogeny=
| map=Canada Yukon
| map_size = 225
| map_caption=
| topo_map = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|116|B|09}}
}}
The Ogilvie Mountains are a mountain range in the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada.
Geologically they are part of the Yukon Ranges, in the upper Laramide Belt of the North American Cordillera.
Geography
The range lies north of Dawson City, and is crossed by the Dempster Highway.
The area was first surveyed by William Ogilvie and the range subsequently named after him.
;Sub-ranges
;Peaks
The best known mountain peaks of the Ogilvie Mountains are located within Tombstone Territorial Park.[http://www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca/parksconservation/tombstonepark.php tombstonepark]
The highest mountain within the range is Mount Frank Rae, at {{convert|2362|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} in elevation.
The range's most familiar mountains, with their jagged granite peaks, are:{{cite peakbagger|rid=1062|name=Ogilvie Mountains|access-date=2022-08-05}}
{{wide image|Mount_monolith_001.jpg|800px|alt= Mount Monolith as seen at dawn, from Divide Lake in Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon, Canada|Mount Monolith of the Ogilvie Mountains, seen at dawn from Divide Lake, in Tombstone Territorial Park}}
Climate
Ogilvie River is a weather station near the Ogilvie Maintenance Compound in the northern Ogilvie Mountains, situated at an elevation of 597 m (1959 ft).{{cite web|url = https://weather.service.yukon.ca/stations/OGIH/ |publisher = YukonWeather |title = Ogilvie Highway Camp (OGIH) Basic Station Information |access-date = February 7, 2024}}
{{Weather box
|single line = yes
|metric first = yes
|location = Ogilvie River, Yukon, 1981-2006 normals, 1971-2008 extremes: 1959ft (597m)
|Jan record high F = 44
|Feb record high F = 44
|Mar record high F = 46
|Apr record high F = 61
|May record high F = 82
|Jun record high F = 88
|Jul record high F = 88
|Aug record high F = 87
|Sep record high F = 79
|Oct record high F = 72
|Nov record high F = 45
|Dec record high F = 50
|year record high F =
|Jan avg record high F = 20.2
|Feb avg record high F = 29.6
|Mar avg record high F = 34.6
|Apr avg record high F = 50.3
|May avg record high F = 67.9
|Jun avg record high F = 79.2
|Jul avg record high F = 79.6
|Aug avg record high F = 76.6
|Sep avg record high F = 64.5
|Oct avg record high F = 46.0
|Nov avg record high F = 24.6
|Dec avg record high F = 27.1
|year avg record high F = 81.9
|Jan high F = -8.4
|Feb high F = -1.7
|Mar high F = 10.6
|Apr high F = 31.6
|May high F = 50.8
|Jun high F = 65.8
|Jul high F = 68.0
|Aug high F = 61.8
|Sep high F = 48.6
|Oct high F = 24.0
|Nov high F = -1.0
|Dec high F = -3.9
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = -19.0
|Feb mean F = -14.1
|Mar mean F = -6.6
|Apr mean F = 14.6
|May mean F = 38.4
|Jun mean F = 52.4
|Jul mean F = 55.2
|Aug mean F = 49.4
|Sep mean F = 37.4
|Oct mean F = 14.1
|Nov mean F = -11.2
|Dec mean F = -14.2
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = -31.9
|Feb low F = -28.0
|Mar low F = -23.6
|Apr low F = -1.7
|May low F = 26.3
|Jun low F = 39.4
|Jul low F = 42.5
|Aug low F = 36.9
|Sep low F = 26.4
|Oct low F = 4.6
|Nov low F = -21.0
|Dec low F = -25.4
|year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = -56.0
|Feb avg record low F = -55.0
|Mar avg record low F = -48.5
|Apr avg record low F = -28.6
|May avg record low F = 8.4
|Jun avg record low F = 29.0
|Jul avg record low F = 32.0
|Aug avg record low F = 24.6
|Sep avg record low F = 12.7
|Oct avg record low F = -21.7
|Nov avg record low F = -42.2
|Dec avg record low F = -49.1
|year avg record low F = -59.7
|Jan record low F = −71
|Feb record low F = −69
|Mar record low F = −66
|Apr record low F = −45
|May record low F = -17
|Jun record low F = 21
|Jul record low F = 27
|Aug record low F = 14
|Sep record low F = -13
|Oct record low F = -44
|Nov record low F = −59
|Dec record low F = −63
|year record low F =
|precipitation colour= green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.57
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.56
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.39
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.31
|May precipitation inch = 0.86
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.70
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.07
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.56
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.30
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.07
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.69
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.71
|year precipitation inch =
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow inch = 5.8
|Feb snow inch = 5.6
|Mar snow inch = 3.9
|Apr snow inch = 2.8
|May snow inch = 2.1
|Jun snow inch = 0.1
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.2
|Sep snow inch = 3.3
|Oct snow inch = 9.5
|Nov snow inch = 6.9
|Dec snow inch = 7.1
|year snow inch =
|source 1 = XMACIS2 (normals, extremes & precip/snow)
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = February 7, 2024
}}
}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Ogilvie Mountains}}
- [http://www.bivouac.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=1072 Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia: Ogilvie Mountains]
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