Mount Owen (British Columbia)

Mount Owen is a 3,083-metre (10,115-foot) summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Mount Owen
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation3,083 m (10,115 ft)[1][2]
Prominence903 m (2,963 ft)[1]
Isolation5.42 km (3.37 mi)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°18′58″N 116°25′13″W[3]
Naming
EtymologyFrank Owen[4]
Geography
Mount Owen is located in British Columbia
Mount Owen
Mount Owen
Location in British Columbia
Mount Owen is located in Canada
Mount Owen
Mount Owen
Mount Owen (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District[5]
Protected areaYoho National Park
Parent rangeBow Range
Park Ranges
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise[3]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1892

Description

Mount Owen is located in Yoho National Park, in the Bow Range of the Canadian Rockies.[6] Precipitation runoff from Mount Owen drains into tributaries of the Ottertail River which in turn is a tributary of the Kicking Horse River. Mount Owen is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising approximately 1,700 meters (5,577 ft) above the Ottertail River Valley in 3 km (1.9 mi). The nearest higher neighbor is Odaray Mountain, 5.54 km (3.44 mi) to the north-northeast.[1]

History

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1892 by Canadian surveyor James J. McArthur who named the mountain for his survey party member, Frank Owen.[4][7] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on March 31, 1924, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]

Geology

Mount Owen is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[8] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[9]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Owen 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 a small unnamed glacier on the north slope.

See also

References
  1. "Mount Owen, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  2. BC Basemap topographic map
  3. "Mount Owen". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  4. "Mount Owen". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  5. "Mount Owen". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  6. "Mount Owen, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  7. Eighteenth Report of the Geographic Board of Canada (1924), p. 213
  8. Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  9. Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  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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