Mount Habrich is a mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada.[3]
| Mount Habrich | |
|---|---|
 North aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,792 m (5,879 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 312 m (1,024 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Sky Pilot Mountain (2,031 m)[1] |
| Isolation | 2.58 km (1.60 mi)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 49°39′31″N 123°04′59″W / 49.65861°N 123.08306°W[2] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Samuel A. Habrich |
| Geography | |
  Mount Habrich Location in British Columbia  Mount Habrich Mount Habrich (Canada) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | New Westminster Land District[3] |
| Parent range | North Shore Mountains Coast Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 92G11 Squamish[2] |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Horn |
| Type of rock | Granodiorite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1912 by Don Munday and party |
| Easiest route | class 3-4 via NE Ridge[1] |
Description edit
Mount Habrich is a 1,792-meter-elevation (5,879-foot) granitic horn situated 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) southeast of Squamish and 2.6 kilometers (1.6 miles) north of line parent Sky Pilot Mountain.[1] It is part of the North Shore Mountains which are a subrange of the Coast Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains north into the Stawamus River, and southwest to Howe Sound via Shannon Creek. Mount Habrich is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 1,200 meters (3,900 feet) above the river in one kilometer (0.62 miles), and 700 meters (2,300 feet) above the creek in one-half kilometer (0.3 mile).
History edit
The first ascent of the summit was made in July 1912 by Don Munday, Fred Smith and C. Field via the northeast ridge.[4] The first ascent party named the mountain "Eagle Head" for the shape of its profile as seen from Sky Pilot. The mountain's present toponym was officially adopted June 2, 1955, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada to remember Samuel A. Habrich, a local prospector who built trails in this area in the early 1900s.[2][5]
Climate edit
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Habrich is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[6] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Temperatures in winter can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
Climbing edit
Climbing routes on Mt. Habrich:[7]
- Northeast Ridge - class 3-4 scrambling
- Life In Space - class 5.10b
- Life On Earth - class 5.10c
- Escape Velocity - class 5.9
- Solar System - class 5.10a
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Mount Habrich, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ a b c "Mount Habrich". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ a b "Mount Habrich". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ Kathryn Bridge (2006), A Passion for Mountains: The Lives of Don and Phyllis Munday, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765695, p. 27-28
- ^ Adrian Brijbassi, July 15, 2017, Squamish continues its rise, vacay.ca
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
- ^ Kevin McLane and Andrew Boyd, (2018), Squamish Rockclimbs, ISBN 978-0-9865191-4-7
External links edit
- Mount Habrich: weather forecast
- Mt. Habrich (photo): Flickr
- Mt. Habrich Rock Climbing: Mountainproject.com
- Mount Habrich: ukclimbing.com