Mount Topham
Mount Topham, north aspect
Highest point
Elevation2,872 m (9,423 ft)[1][2]
Prominence250 m (820 ft)[3]
Parent peakMount Dawson (3377 m)
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°09′25″N 117°21′33″W / 51.15694°N 117.35917°W / 51.15694; -117.35917[4]
Geography
Mount Topham is located in British Columbia
Mount Topham
Mount Topham
Location of Mount Topham in British Columbia
Mount Topham is located in Canada
Mount Topham
Mount Topham
Mount Topham (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District
Protected areaGlacier National Park
Parent rangeDuncan Ranges ← Selkirk Mountains[3]
Topo mapNTS 82N3 Mount Wheeler[4]

Mount Topham, is a 2,872-metre (9,423-foot) mountain summit located in Glacier National Park of British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Selkirk Mountains range.[1] The mountain is a remote 60 km (37 mi) east of Revelstoke, and 32 km (20 mi) southwest of Golden. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Selwyn, 2.66 km (1.65 mi) to the west.[1] Mount Topham is situated along the western edge of the Deville Glacier. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Beaver River. Mount Topham was named in 1902 by Arthur Oliver Wheeler to honor Harold Ward Topham (1857–1915), an English mountaineer who explored and mapped the Selkirks.[5] The mountain's name was officially adopted September 8, 1932, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4] Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Topham is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

Harold Ward Topham

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Topham, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  2. ↑ Canadian Mountain Place Names, Glen W. Boles, Rocky Mountain Books, 2006, pg 252
  3. 1 2 "Mount Topham". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mount Topham". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  5. ↑ Canadian Mountain Place Names, Glen W. Boles, Rocky Mountain Books, 2006, pg 252
  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.
Mt. Topham and Mt. Wheeler from north
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