137:
177:
144:
393:
170:
337:
29:
354:
novel published in 1847. In the novel, "Omoo" was a
Tahitian native whose name meant "a person who wanders," and is from the dialect of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean which is the setting for the book. The name was submitted by author/mountaineer Robert Kruszyna
355:
in 1972 and follows the Herman
Melville-associated naming theme of the area established in 1958–59 by the Sam Silverstein-Douglas Anger climbing party. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on October 3, 1973, by the
375:
zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. 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 of the peak.
481:
136:
574:
73:
59:
356:
434:
259:
368:
584:
321:
313:
559:
385:
169:
66:
528:
Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification".
429:
Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), "Canadian
Mountain Place Names", Rocky Mountain Books,
328:
is significant as the summit rises 1,450 meters (4,757 ft) above
Houston Creek in 2.5 km (1.6 mi).
256:
579:
457:
320:
from the mountain drains north into
Butters Creek and south into Houston Creek which are both tributaries of the
462:
312:. The remote peak is set immediately west of Schooner Pass and approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) south of
226:
507:
324:. Omoo Peak is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation.
262:
452:
325:
54:
537:
430:
372:
309:
240:
397:
293:
216:
351:
251:
407:
317:
233:
568:
502:
402:
305:
274:
244:
541:
88:
75:
110:
336:
28:
289:
206:
44:
346:
116:
273:
268:
250:
232:
222:
212:
202:
123:
109:
104:
65:
53:
43:
38:
21:
8:
18:
156:Location of Omoo Peak in British Columbia
497:
495:
493:
335:
447:
445:
443:
419:
288:is a 2,674-metre (8,773-foot) mountain
425:
423:
7:
575:Two-thousanders of British Columbia
357:Geographical Names Board of Canada
14:
176:
143:
16:Mountain in the country of Canada
391:
175:
168:
142:
135:
27:
484:Battle Range, Southern Selkirks
279:1972 David Michael, Donald Daem
1:
482:Andrew John Kauffman (1973),
386:Geography of British Columbia
369:Köppen climate classification
60:Mountains of British Columbia
458:Geographical Names Data Base
371:, Omoo Peak is located in a
344:The landform is named after
304:Omoo Peak is located in the
159:Show map of British Columbia
49:2,674 m (8,773 ft)
601:
128:
26:
486:, Americanalpineclub.org
463:Natural Resources Canada
530:Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci
585:Kootenay Land District
341:
227:Kootenay Land District
89:50.96611°N 117.34972°W
33:North aspect in winter
508:BC Geographical Names
339:
314:Glacier National Park
398:Mountains portal
94:50.96611; -117.34972
85: /
342:
326:Topographic relief
192:Show map of Canada
189:Omoo Peak (Canada)
39:Highest point
580:Selkirk Mountains
373:subarctic climate
310:Selkirk Mountains
283:
282:
241:Selkirk Mountains
592:
560:Weather forecast
546:
545:
525:
519:
518:
516:
515:
499:
488:
479:
473:
472:
470:
469:
449:
438:
427:
396:
395:
394:
316:. Precipitation
294:British Columbia
236:
217:British Columbia
193:
179:
178:
172:
160:
146:
145:
139:
100:
99:
97:
96:
95:
90:
86:
83:
82:
81:
78:
31:
19:
600:
599:
595:
594:
593:
591:
590:
589:
565:
564:
555:
550:
549:
527:
526:
522:
513:
511:
501:
500:
491:
480:
476:
467:
465:
451:
450:
441:
428:
421:
416:
392:
390:
382:
365:
352:Herman Melville
334:
302:
243:
234:
198:
197:
196:
195:
194:
191:
190:
187:
186:
185:
184:
180:
163:
162:
161:
158:
157:
154:
153:
152:
151:
147:
93:
91:
87:
84:
79:
76:
74:
72:
71:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
598:
596:
588:
587:
582:
577:
567:
566:
563:
562:
554:
553:External links
551:
548:
547:
520:
489:
474:
439:
418:
417:
415:
412:
411:
410:
408:Outrigger Peak
405:
400:
388:
381:
378:
364:
361:
350:, which was a
333:
330:
301:
298:
281:
280:
277:
271:
270:
266:
265:
263:Westfall River
254:
248:
247:
238:
230:
229:
224:
220:
219:
214:
210:
209:
204:
200:
199:
188:
182:
181:
174:
173:
167:
166:
165:
164:
155:
149:
148:
141:
140:
134:
133:
132:
131:
130:
129:
126:
125:
121:
120:
113:
107:
106:
102:
101:
69:
63:
62:
57:
51:
50:
47:
41:
40:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
597:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
572:
570:
561:
557:
556:
552:
543:
539:
536:: 1633–1644.
535:
531:
524:
521:
510:
509:
504:
498:
496:
494:
490:
487:
485:
478:
475:
464:
460:
459:
454:
448:
446:
444:
440:
436:
435:9781894765794
432:
426:
424:
420:
413:
409:
406:
404:
403:Foremast Peak
401:
399:
389:
387:
384:
383:
379:
377:
374:
370:
367:Based on the
362:
360:
358:
353:
349:
348:
338:
331:
329:
327:
323:
319:
315:
311:
307:
299:
297:
295:
291:
287:
278:
276:
272:
267:
264:
261:
258:
255:
253:
249:
246:
242:
239:
237:
231:
228:
225:
221:
218:
215:
211:
208:
205:
201:
171:
138:
127:
122:
119:
118:
114:
112:
108:
103:
98:
70:
68:
64:
61:
58:
56:
52:
48:
46:
42:
37:
30:
25:
20:
533:
529:
523:
512:. Retrieved
506:
483:
477:
466:. Retrieved
456:
366:
345:
343:
340:North aspect
322:Duncan River
306:Battle Range
303:
285:
284:
275:First ascent
245:Battle Range
235:Parent range
115:
558:Omoo Peak:
503:"Omoo Peak"
453:"Omoo Peak"
300:Description
92: /
80:117°20′59″W
67:Coordinates
569:Categories
514:2023-02-12
468:2023-02-12
414:References
296:, Canada.
77:50°57′58″N
542:1027-5606
437:, p. 190.
332:Etymology
286:Omoo Peak
183:Omoo Peak
150:Omoo Peak
124:Geography
111:Etymology
45:Elevation
22:Omoo Peak
380:See also
269:Climbing
252:Topo map
223:District
213:Province
363:Climate
308:of the
203:Country
55:Listing
540:
433:
318:runoff
290:summit
207:Canada
105:Naming
260:82K14
538:ISSN
431:ISBN
347:Omoo
117:Omoo
292:in
257:NTS
571::
534:11
532:.
505:.
492:^
461:.
455:.
442:^
422:^
359:.
544:.
517:.
471:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
