Hermit Mountain should not be confused with Hermit Peak.
| Hermit Mountain | |
| Elevation M: | 3050 |
| Prominence M: | 180 |
| Prominence Ref: | [1] |
| Range: | Hermit Range Selkirk Mountains |
| Parent Peak: | Mount Rogers (3,169 m) |
| Listing: | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Location: | Glacier National Park British Columbia, Canada |
| Map: | Canada British Columbia#Canada |
| Coordinates: | 51.3567°N -117.5181°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
| First Ascent: | 1904 Alex Gordon, Samuel Harper Gray, James Herdman, Edward Feuz, Edward Feuz Jr. |
| Easiest Route: | Scrambling South Couloir |
Hermit Mountain is a 3050abbr=offNaNabbr=off mountain summit located in Glacier National Park, in the Hermit Range of the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. Hermit Mountain is situated 64km (40miles) northeast of Revelstoke, and 39km (24miles) west of Golden. It is also set 2.7km (01.7miles) north-northwest of Mount Tupper, and 6km (04miles) north of Rogers Pass, from which it can be seen from the Trans-Canada Highway. The nearest higher peak is Swiss Peak on Mount Rogers, 1km (01miles) to the west.[3] The first ascent of the mountain was made August 4, 1904, by Alex M. Gordon, Samuel Harper Gray, James C. Herdman, Edward Feuz, and Edward Feuz Jr. via the Southeast Couloir.[1] The mountain's name was adopted in 1904, then re-approved September 8, 1932, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Hermit 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. This climate supports the Tupper Glacier on the south slope, Hermit Glacier on the north aspect, and an unnamed glacier in the east cirque. Precipitation runoff from the mountain and meltwater from these surrounding glaciers on its slopes drains into tributaries of the Beaver River.
Established climbing routes on Hermit Mountain:[1]