Octopus Mountain is a 2,932-metre (9,619-foot) mountain summit located in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada.
| Octopus Mountain | |
|---|---|
 North aspect, centered at top | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,932 m (9,619 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 570 m (1,870 ft)[3] |
| Parent peak | Indian Peak (2,992 m)[3] |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 50°54′27″N 115°48′34″W / 50.90750°N 115.80944°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Octopus Mountain Location of Octopus Mountain in British Columbia  Octopus Mountain Octopus Mountain (Canada) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Kootenay Land District[5] |
| Protected area | Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park |
| Parent range | Mitchell Range[3] Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[4] |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cambrian |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary rock |
Description
editOctopus Mountain is situated 12 km (7.5 mi) west of the Continental Divide and is part of the Mitchell Range which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies.[3] Precipitation runoff from the peak's southeast slope drains into the Mitchell River and all other slopes drain into tributaries of the Simpson River. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 1,330 metres (4,364 ft) above Lachine Creek in 3 km (1.9 mi) and 1,300 metres (4,265 ft) above the Mitchell River in 4 km (2.5 mi).
History
editThe mountain was named in 1913 by surveyor Robert Daniel McCaw (1884–1941) but the reason for the name is unknown.[1][2] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on September 9, 1924, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4] A forest fire burned the slopes of Octopus Mountain in 2012 and consumed 932 hectares of land.[6]
Geology
editOctopus Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[7]
Climate
editBased on the Köppen climate classification, Octopus Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), "Canadian Mountain Place Names", Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765794, p. 187.
- ^ a b "Octopus Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ a b c d "Octopus Mountain, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ a b c "Octopus Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ "Octopus Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ Steve Jessel, Forest fire in Kootenay National Park continues to burn, September 18, 2012, The Invermere Valley Echo
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Octopus Mountain: weather forecast
- Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
- Robert Daniel McCaw: Albertalandsurveyhistory.ca