Mount Denver

Mount Denver is a 2,746-metre (9,009-foot) mountain summit located in the Valhalla Ranges of the Selkirk Mountains in southeast British Columbia, Canada. It is situated in northern Valhalla Provincial Park, 9 km (5.6 mi) west of Slocan Lake, and 11 km (6.8 mi) west-southwest of New Denver. The mountain takes its name from New Denver, which in turn is named after Denver, Colorado.[4][5] This mountain's name was officially adopted March 31, 1924, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3] Based on the Köppen climate classification, Devils Couch has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain and meltwater from the New Denver Glacier on the north slope drains into tributaries of the Slocan River.

Mount Denver
Mount Denver, southeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation2,746 m (9,009 ft)[1]
Prominence641 m (2,103 ft)[2]
Coordinates49°57′30″N 117°30′48″W[3]
Geography
Mount Denver
Location of Mount Denver in British Columbia
Mount Denver
Mount Denver (Canada)
LocationValhalla Provincial Park
British Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeValhalla Ranges
Selkirk Mountains
Topo mapNTS 82F/13

See also

References

  1. Peakvisor Mount Denver
  2. Peakvisor Mount Denver
  3. "Mount Denver". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  4. "Mount Denver". BC Geographical Names.
  5. "New Denver". BC Geographical Names.
  6. 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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