Icefall Peak

Icefall Peak is a 3,195-metre (10,482-foot) mountain summit located in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Icefall Peak is situated on the Bush Mountain massif, and its nearest higher peak is Rostrum Peak, 2 km (1.2 mi) to the south-southeast.[1] The peak was named in 1918 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey for an icefall on its eastern flank, and was officially adopted in 1924 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2] [3] The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1954 by S.B. Hendricks, D. Hubbard, Dr. and Mrs. E.K. Karcher, and A.E. Peterson.[3]

Icefall Peak
Icefall Peak
Highest point
Elevation3,195 m (10,482 ft) [1]
Prominence275 m (902 ft) [1]
Parent peakRostrum Peak (3284  m)[1]
Coordinates51°50′51″N 117°10′52″W [2]
Geography
Icefall Peak
Location of Icefall Peak in British Columbia
Icefall Peak
Icefall Peak (Canada)
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N14[2]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rocksedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1954 S.B. Hendricks, D. Hubbard, Dr. and Mrs. E.K. Karcher, A.E. Peterson
Easiest routeMountaineering

Geology

Icefall Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Icefall Peak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

See also

References
  1. "Icefall Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  2. "Icefall Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  3. Icefall Peak PeakFinder
  4. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
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