Naiset Point

Naiset Point is a 2,755-metre (9,039-foot) mountain summit located in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is situated 1.0 km (0.62 mi) 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.[3]

Naiset Point
Naiset Point
Highest point
Elevation2,755 m (9,039 ft) [1]
Prominence45 m (148 ft) [1]
Parent peakMount Assiniboine (3616  m)[1]
Coordinates50°53′42″N 115°37′03″W [2]
Geography
Naiset Point
Location of Naiset Point in British Columbia
Naiset Point
Naiset Point (Canada)
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J13[2]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rocksedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1920 H.E. Bulyea, N. Allen, M. Gold, D.J. McGeary, J. Stewart, E.L. Tayler, C.G. Wates[1]
Lake Magog area. Left to right: Naiset Point, Mount Magog, Mount Assiniboine, Wedgwood Peak, Sunburst Peaks

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.[4]

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.[1]

The mountain's name became official in 1924 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2][5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Naiset Point is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Naiset Point drains into Lake Magog.

References
  1. "Naiset Point". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  2. "Naiset Point". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  3. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Naiset Point PeakFinder
  5. 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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