The Steeples
The Steeples
Highest point
Elevation2,804 m (9,199 ft)[1]
Prominence609 m (1,998 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Fisher (2843 m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates49°33′54″N 115°25′20″W / 49.56500°N 115.42222°W / 49.56500; -115.42222[2]
Geography
The Steeples is located in British Columbia
The Steeples
The Steeples
Location of The Steeples in British Columbia
The Steeples is located in Canada
The Steeples
The Steeples
The Steeples (Canada)
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictKootenay Land District
Parent rangeHughes Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82G11 Fernie[2]
Climbing
Easiest routeScrambling

The Steeples, is a 2,843-metre (9,327-foot) elevation mountain ridge located at the southern end of the Hughes Range in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Situated immediately east of Norbury Lake Provincial Park and the Rocky Mountain Trench, this prominent five kilometres in length ridge is visible from the Crowsnest Highway and Cranbrook. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Fisher, 10.0 km (6.2 mi) to the north-northwest.[1]

History

The Steeples was named in August 1858 by Thomas Blakiston of the Palliser Expedition as presumably it was believed to resemble church steeples.[3]

The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1950 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2][4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, The Steeples has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Kootenay River.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Steeples". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Steeples". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  3. ↑ "The Steeples". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  4. ↑ "The Steeples". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  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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