Mount Albreda

Mount Albreda is a mountain located in British Columbia, Canada.

Mount Albreda
Northwest aspect, from Highway 5
Highest point
Elevation3,052 m (10,013 ft)[1]
Prominence972 m (3,189 ft)[1]
Parent peakDominion Mountain (3,131 m)[2]
Isolation8.4 km (5.2 mi)[2]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates52°30′10″N 118°59′45″W[3]
Geography
Mount Albreda is located in British Columbia
Mount Albreda
Mount Albreda
Location in British Columbia
Mount Albreda is located in Canada
Mount Albreda
Mount Albreda
Mount Albreda (Canada)
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictKamloops Division Yale Land District
Parent rangeMonashee Mountains
Malton Range[4]
Topo mapNTS 83D10 Ptarmigan Creek[3]
Climbing
First ascent1924[5]

Description

Mount Albreda, elevation 3,052-metre (10,013-foot), is the fifth-highest summit in the Monashee Mountains.[1] Situated immediately east of the Albreda River, this prominent peak is visible from Highway 5. Precipitation runoff and glacier meltwater from Mount Albreda drains into tributaries of the Albreda River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,850 meters (6,070 feet) above Dominion Creek in three kilometers (1.9 mile). The nearest higher neighbor is Dominion Mountain, 8.0 km (5.0 mi) to the south-southeast.[1]

Mount Albreda

History

Mount Albreda is named in association with Albreda River, which was named in 1863 by Dr. Walter Cheadle and Viscount Milton for Milton's aunt, Lady Albreda Elizabeth Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (1829–1891), youngest daughter of the 5th Earl Fitzwilliam.[6] Cheadle originally named this prominent glacier-clad peak "Mount Milton" after Viscount Milton, but a mapmaking error resulted in the present circumstances.[7] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted April 7, 1965, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]

The first documented ascent of the summit was made July 18, 1924, by Allen Carpé and Professor Rollin Thomas Chamberlin (son of Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin) via the north glacier and east ridge.[8] A possibility exists that employees of the Canadian Northern Railway may have preceded in reaching the summit, but details have been lost to time.[9]

Climate
Mt. Albreda (right) in winter

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Albreda 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 glaciers on the northern slopes of the mountain.

See also

References
  1. "Mount Albreda, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  2. "Albreda, Mount – 10,013' BC". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  3. "Mount Albreda". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  4. "Mount Albreda". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  5. Appalachia, 1924, Vol. XVIII, p. 243
  6. "Mount Albreda". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  7. Raymond T. Zillmer (1943), The Location of Mt. Milton and the Restoration of the Names "Mt. Milton" and "Mt. Cheadle", publications.americanalpineclub.org/
  8. Allen Carpe (1924), The Alpine Journal, p. 408
  9. Don Munday (1929), Source of North Thompson River, Canadian Alpine Journal, p. 433
  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.
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