Mount English

Mount English
Northwest aspect, from Griffin Lake
Highest point
Elevation2,680 m (8,793 ft)[1]
Prominence578 m (1,896 ft)[2]
Parent peakMount Tilley (2,649 m)[2]
Isolation5.15 km (3.20 mi)[2]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°53′22″N 118°22′26″W / 50.88944°N 118.37389°W / 50.88944; -118.37389[3]
Naming
EtymologyGeorge Melville English
Geography
Mount English is located in British Columbia
Mount English
Mount English
Location in British Columbia
Mount English is located in Canada
Mount English
Mount English
Location in Canada
Map
Interactive map of Mount English
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictKamloops Division Yale Land District
Parent rangeGold Range[1]
Monashee Mountains
Topo mapNTS 82L16 Revelstoke[3]

Mount English is a 2,680-metre (8,793-foot) mountain summit located in the Gold Range of the Monashee Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.[1] Situated 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Revelstoke, this peak is visible from the Trans-Canada Highway and Revelstoke Mountain Resort ski slopes. Neighbors include Mount Macpherson 8 km (5.0 mi) to the northeast, Mount Tilley 5 km (3.1 mi) to the east, and Mount Begbie is 8 km (5.0 mi) to the east.[3] Precipitation runoff from Mount English drains into tributaries of the Eagle River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,540 meters (5,052 ft) above Wap Creek in 3 km (1.9 mi).

Etymology

Mount English was named to remember George Melville English (1918–1943), a Canadian Army Sergeant from Revelstoke.[4] He served with the Royal Canadian Artillery, but he died September 15, 1943, age 24, in an automobile accident.[1] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted April 29, 1965, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount English is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Despite the modest elevation, the climate supports an unnamed glacier on the northeast slope.

  • Distant view of west side of Mount English seen from Sun Peaks Resort
    Distant view of west side of Mount English seen from Sun Peaks Resort
  • Left to right: Mts. Begbie, Tilley, English, Macpherson
    Left to right: Mts. Begbie, Tilley, English, Macpherson

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), "Canadian Mountain Place Names", Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765794, p. 89.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount English, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mount Englishn". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  4. ^ "Mount English". BC Geographical Names.
  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.