Mount Arthur Meighen

Mount Arthur Meighen is a 3,205 m (10,515 ft) mountain located in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada.[2] The mountain is south of the head of the McLennan River and immediately west of the town of Valemount, British Columbia.

Mount Arthur Meighen
Northeast aspect, aerial view
Highest point
Elevation3,205 m (10,515 ft)[1]
Prominence415 m (1,362 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Stanley Baldwin
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates52°48′11.9″N 119°33′11.9″W
Geography
Mount Arthur Meighen is located in British Columbia
Mount Arthur Meighen
Mount Arthur Meighen
Location in Eastern British Columbia
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictCariboo Land District
Parent rangePremier Range, Cariboo Mountains
Topo mapNTS 83D13 Kiwa Creek
Climbing
First ascent1949 by Alex Faberge, Sterling Hendricks, Don Hubbard, Art Lembeck, Chris Scoredos, and Arnold Wexler[1]

The name honours the ninth Prime Minister of Canada, Arthur Meighen, who held office for only fifteen months in 1920-1921 and three months in 1926. He died in 1960, thirty-six years after leaving office. The mountain was officially renamed after Meighen in 1962. Prior to that, it had been called "Carpé".[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures in winter can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

References
  1. "Mount Arthur Meighen". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2006-07-23.
  2. "Mount Arthur Meighen Mountain Information". www.mountain-forecast.com. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  3. Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 31. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
  4. 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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