Mount Conrad (Canada)

Mount Conrad
North aspect, centered
Highest point
Elevation3,279 m (10,758 ft)[1]
Prominence799 m (2,621 ft)[1]
Parent peakHowser Spire (3,412 m)[2][3]
Isolation7.55 km (4.69 mi)[2]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°46′13″N 116°53′57″W / 50.77028°N 116.89917°W / 50.77028; -116.89917[4]
Naming
EtymologyConrad Kain
Geography
Mount Conrad is located in British Columbia
Mount Conrad
Mount Conrad
Location in British Columbia
Mount Conrad is located in Canada
Mount Conrad
Mount Conrad
Location in Canada
Map
Interactive map of Mount Conrad
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District
Protected areaBugaboo Provincial Park
Parent rangePurcell Mountains
Topo mapNTS 82K15 Bugaboo Creek
Geology
Rock typeGranodiorite[5]
Climbing
First ascentAugust 1933, I.A. Richards and Dorothy Pilley Richards with Conrad Kain[6]

Mount Conrad is a 3,279-metre (10,758-foot) mountain summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Mount Conrad is located in The Bugaboos area, on the west side of Bugaboo Provincial Park.[7] It is part of the Purcell Mountains which are a subset of the Columbia Mountains.[1] Mount Conrad is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 1,900 meters (6,233 ft) above Giegerich Creek in 5 km (3.1 mi). Precipitation runoff from Mount Conrad drains northeast to the Columbia River via Vowell Creek, and southwest to Duncan River via Giegerich and East creeks.

History

The mountain's name honors Conrad Kain (1883–1934), an eminent mountain guide in British Columbia's Purcell Mountains.[7] He is credited with more than 60 first ascents in the Rockies and Purcells, including first ascents of the 3 highest peaks of the Canadian Rockies; and Howser Spire and Bugaboo Spire in the Bugaboos. The mountain's toponym was published in "A Climber's Guide to the Interior Ranges of British Columbia" by J.M. Thorington in 1947,[7] and it was officially adopted on November 15, 1962, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]

The first ascent of the summit was made in 1933 by Dr. I. A. Richards with his wife Dorothy Pilley Richards, guided by Conrad Kain.[7][8] The mountain was named in 1935 by I. A. Richards.[9]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Conrad is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[10] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Conrad Icefield covering the peak's northern slope.

  • Mount Conrad centered at top
    Mount Conrad centered at top
  • Conrad Kain
    Conrad Kain

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Conrad, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  2. ^ a b "Conrad, Mount - 10,728' BC". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  3. ^ "Mount Conrad, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Conrad". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  5. ^ William Lowell Putnam, James Monroe Thorington, (1963), A Climber's Guide to the Interior Ranges of British Columbia, American Alpine Club, p. 139.
  6. ^ Kruszyna, Robert; Putnam, William L. (1977). A Climber's Guide to the Interior Ranges of British Columbia South. The American Alpine Club/Alpine Club of Canada.
  7. ^ a b c d "Mount Conrad". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  8. ^ Chic Scott (2000), Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9780921102595, p. 266.
  9. ^ William Lowell Putnam, Glen W. Boles, Roger W. Laurilla (1990), Place names of the Canadian Alps, Publisher:Footprint, ISBN 9780969162148, p. 65.
  10. ^ 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.