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Beaver Mountain (British Columbia)

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The mountain was named in August 1890 by Harold Ward Topham of the Alpine Club of England, and Herr Emil Huber and Herr Carl Sultzer of the Swiss Alpine Club. The mountain is named in association with Beaver River, which in turn was named for the great number of beavers that once inhabited the
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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 the Duncan Névé and Beaver Glacier on the north slope, and two smaller unnamed glaciers on the south slope of the peak.
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from the mountain drains north into the headwaters of Beaver River, and south into Butters Creek which is a tributary of the
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Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification".
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is significant as the summit rises 1,600 meters (5,250 ft) above Butters Creek in 3 km (1.9 mi).
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of the summit was made August 25, 1913, by Edward W. D. Holway, Ernest Feus and Christian Häsler, Jr.
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valley. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on July 29, 1904, by the
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Arthur Oliver Wheeler, The Selkirk Mountains/Chapter 2
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Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Isolation
Listing
Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates
51°02′16″N 117°19′56″W / 51.03778°N 117.33222°W / 51.03778; -117.33222
Etymology
Beaver River
Beaver Mountain is located in British Columbia
Beaver Mountain is located in Canada
Canada
British Columbia
Kootenay Land District
Glacier National Park
Parent range
Selkirk Mountains
Battle Range
Topo map
NTS
82N3
Mount Wheeler
First ascent
summit
British Columbia
Battle Range
Selkirk Mountains
Beaver River

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