Vermilion Peak (British Columbia)

Vermilion Peak is a 2,647-metre (8,684-foot) mountain summit located in the Vermilion River Valley of Kootenay National Park, in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Ball Range, which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies. Its nearest higher peak is Stanley Peak, 2.8 km (1.7 mi) to the east.[3] Vermilion Peak can be seen from the Banff–Windermere Parkway as it traverses the base of the mountain.

Vermilion Peak
Vermilion Peak, north aspect
Highest point
Elevation2,647 m (8,684 ft) [1]
Prominence448 m (1,470 ft) [1]
Parent peakMount Ball (3294 m)[1]
Coordinates51°09′43″N 116°07′04″W [2]
Geography
Vermilion Peak
Location of Vermilion Peak in British Columbia
Vermilion Peak
Vermilion Peak (Canada)
LocationKootenay National Park
British Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeBall Range[3]
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N/1
Climbing
Easiest routeScrambling[4]

History

Vermilion Peak stands to the east of the ochre beds along Ochre Creek that the Ktunaxa First Nations discovered and used for trading. The Ktunaxa would convert the ochre into red oxide, calling it vermilion.[5] Vermilion Peak takes its name from this. The mountain's name was officially adopted April 3, 1952, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[6]

Geology

Vermilion Peak is composed of drag-folded rocks of the Goodsir Group, a sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[7][8]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Vermilion Peak has an alpine climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[9] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors  below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Vermilion River.

See also

References
  1. "Vermilion Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. "BC Geographical Names - Vermilion Peak". Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  3. "Vermilion Peak, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com.
  4. Alan Kane, "Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies", 3rd Ed, Rocky Mountain Books, 2016, pg 286.
  5. Vermilion Peak PeakFinder
  6. "Vermilion Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  7. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. Parks Canada
  9. 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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