Foster Peak

Foster Peak
Foster Peak, east aspect
Highest point
Elevation3,204 m (10,512 ft)[1][2]
Prominence996 m (3,268 ft)[3]
Parent peakMount Goodsir (3567 m)[3]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°03′56″N 116°09′51″W / 51.06556°N 116.16417°W / 51.06556; -116.16417[4]
Geography
Foster Peak is located in British Columbia
Foster Peak
Foster Peak
Location in British Columbia
Foster Peak is located in Canada
Foster Peak
Foster Peak
Location in Canada
Map
Interactive map of Foster Peak
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Protected areaKootenay National Park
DistrictKootenay Land District
Parent range
Topo mapNTS 82N1 Mount Goodsir[4]
Geology
Rock ageCambrian[6]
Rock typeOttertail Limestone[6]
Climbing
First ascent1933 Kate Gardiner, Ken Jones, Walter Feuz[2]

Foster Peak is a 3,204-metre (10,512-foot) mountain summit located on the western border of Kootenay National Park. It is the highest point in the Vermilion Range, a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Ball, 14.96 km (9.30 mi) to the northeast.[5] The mountain is part of what is known as The Rockwall. Floe Lake, southeast of the peak, is one of the beauty spots of Kootenay National Park. The area is accessible via the Floe Lake Trail and Rockwall Trail. The Rockwall Trail is a scenic 55 kilometre (34 mile) traverse of alpine passes, subalpine meadows, hanging glaciers, and limestone cliffs, in some places in excess of 900 metres (2953 feet) above the trail.[7]

History

The mountain was named in 1913 after William Wasbrough Foster, who that same year made the first ascent of Mount Robson, the highest point in the Canadian Rockies.[2][8] In 1925 Foster was part of the first ascent team that climbed Mount Logan, the highest point in Canada.[9]

The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1927 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4] The first ascent of Foster Peak was made in 1933 by Kate (Katie) Gardiner and Ken Jones, with Walter Feuz as guide.[2]

Geology

Foster Peak is composed of Ottertail limestone, 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.[10]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Foster Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[11] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains east into Floe Creek and Numa Creek which are both tributaries of the Vermilion River, or west into tributaries of the Kootenay River.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Topographic map of Foster Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  2. ^ a b c d "Foster Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  3. ^ a b "Foster Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  4. ^ a b c "Foster Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  5. ^ a b "Foster Peak, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  6. ^ a b Bard, David M. (1964). "Kootenay National Park: wild mountains and great valleys" (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com. Geological Survey of Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  7. ^ "Backpacking - Kootenay National Park". pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  8. ^ "Foster Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  9. ^ "Conquering Mount Logan". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017.
  10. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  11. ^ 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.