Sunburst Peaks

{{Short description|Group of mountains in British Columbia, Canada}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Sunburst Peaks

| photo = Sunburst Peak.jpg

| photo_caption = Sunburst Peaks centered with Mt. Assiniboine behind left

| elevation_m = 2849

| elevation_ref =

| prominence_m = 79

| prominence_ref =

| range = Park Ranges ← Canadian Rockies

| parent_peak = Wedgwood Peak (3024 m){{cite bivouac|id=1485|name= Sunburst Peak|access-date=2019-02-03}}

| listing = Mountains of British Columbia

| country = Canada

| region_type = Province

| region = British Columbia

| district = Kootenay Land District

| part_type = Protected area

| part = Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park

| map = British Columbia#Canada

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

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Sunburst Peaks

| coordinates = {{coord|50|54|12|N|115|39|28|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id= JCSIG|name=Sunburst Peaks|access-date=2019-02-04}}

| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|J|13}}

| rock = sedimentary rock

| age = Cambrian

| first_ascent = 1910 T.G. Longstaff, Katherine Longstaff, Rudolph Aemmer

| easiest_route = Scramble{{Cite web |url=http://www.explor8ion.com/scrambles/sunburst.html |title=Sunburst Peak (Goat's Tower) | explor8ion |access-date=2019-02-06 |archive-date=2019-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015402/http://www.explor8ion.com/scrambles/sunburst.html |url-status=dead }}

}}

Sunburst Peaks is a {{Convert|2849|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Wedgwood Peak, {{convert|1.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the south. The mountain is situated immediately southeast of Sunburst Lake, west of Lake Magog, and south of Cerulean Lake.

History

The first ascent of the peak was made in 1910 by Katherine Longstaff and her brother Dr. Tom Longstaff, with Rudolph Aemmer as their guide.

The mountain was named Sunburst Peak in 1953 after Sunburst Lake, which had been named by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey.{{cite crdb|id=1343|name=Sunburst Peak|access-date=2024-01-08}} The name was officially changed by the Geographical Names Board of Canada to Sunburst Peaks (plural) on February 15, 1983 with the intention extended to apply to three peaks.{{cite bcgnis|id=38394|name=Sunburst Peaks|access-date=2021-06-15}}

Geology

Sunburst Peak 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.{{citation|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}}

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Sunburst Peak 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 | issn = 1027-5606| url = https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00298818/file/hessd-4-439-2007.pdf |doi-access=free }} Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into headwaters of the Mitchell River.

Gallery

Sunburst Peak panorama.jpg|Sunburst Peak above Sunburst and Cerulean lakes

References

External links

Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6159366/Canada/British%20Columbia/Sunburst%20Peaks Sunburst Peaks]
[http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/mt_assiniboine/ Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My3o12C40Oo Sunset at Sunburst Peaks] YouTube

{{Geographic Location 2

| Center = Sunburst Peaks

| North = Nub Peak

| Northeast = Sunburst Lake

| ENE = Continental Divide

| East = Lake Magog
Naiset Point

| ESE = Continental Divide

| Southeast = Mount Magog

| South = Wedgwood Peak
Mount Assiniboine

| Southwest = The Marshall

| WSW = Mount Watson

| West = Wedgwood Lake