Doubletop Mountain (British Columbia) Explained

Doubletop Mountain
Elevation M:2667
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:164
Prominence Ref:[2]
Isolation Km:1.3
Range:Adamant Range
Selkirk Mountains
Parent Peak:Adamant Mountain (3,345 m)
Listing:Mountains of British Columbia
Region Type:Province
Region:British Columbia
District:Kootenay Land District
Part Type:Protected area
Map:Canada British Columbia#Canada
Coordinates:51.7936°N -117.8806°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]

Doubletop Mountain is a 2667abbr=offNaNabbr=off mountain in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Doubletop Mountain is part of the Adamant Range which is a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains. It is located 84km (52miles) northwest of Golden along the west side of the Rocky Mountain Trench. Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the mountain drains to Kinbasket Lake via Swan and Double Eddy creeks. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,367 metres (4,485 ft) above Double Eddy Creek in 2km (01miles) and 1,367 metres (4,485 ft) above Swan Creek in 2.5km (01.6miles). Doubletop Mountain is located immediately north of the Bill Putnam hut which is one of Canada's best ski mountaineering destinations.[4] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on March 4, 1965, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Doubletop Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

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Notes and References

  1. BC Basemap topograhic map
  2. Web site: Doubletop Mountain, Peakvisor.com. 2023-09-06.
  3. JBAKD. Doubletop Mountain. 2023-09-06.
  4. Chic Scott, Summits and Icefields: Columbia Mountains, Rocky Mountain Books Ltd, 2003,, p. 54.
  5. Peel, M. C. . Finlayson, B. L. . McMahon, T. A. . amp . 2007 . Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification . Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. . 11 . 1633–1644 . 1027-5606.