Mount Donkin Explained

Mount Donkin
Elevation M:2940.
Elevation Ref:[1] [2]
Prominence M:345
Prominence Ref:[3]
Isolation Km:1.89
Range:Selkirk Mountains
Dawson Range
Parent Peak:Mount Dawson (3,377 m)[4]
Listing:Mountains of British Columbia
Etymology:William Frederick Donkin[5]
Region Type:Province
Region:British Columbia
District:Kootenay Land District
Part Type:Protected area
Part:Glacier National Park
Map:Canada British Columbia#Canada
Coordinates:51.1497°N -117.4703°W
Coordinates Ref:[6]
First Ascent:1890

Mount Donkin is a 2940abbr=offNaNabbr=off summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Mount Donkin is located in Glacier National Park and is part of the Selkirk Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Incomappleux River. Mount Donkin is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,840 metres (6,037 ft) above the Incomappleux River in 2.5km (01.6miles). The nearest higher neighbor is Michel Peak on Mount Dawson, 1.89km (01.17miles) to the east.[3]

History

While in the Selkirks in 1888, Rev. William Spotswood Green, Alpine Club, London, named this mountain after fellow club member William Frederick Donkin (1845–1888), Honorary Secretary of the Alpine Club, who perished that year in the Caucasus.[7] The nearby Mount Fox was also named in memory of another member of the club, Harry Fox, who also perished with Donkin during their attempt to be the first to climb Koshtan-Tau. The bodies of Donkin, Fox, and their two Swiss guides (Kaspar Streich and Johann Fischer) were never found.[1]

The first ascent of the summit was made in 1890 by Harold Ward Topham,[7] who also has a nearby mountain named after him, Mount Topham.

The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on May 29, 1901, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[7]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Donkin is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Donkin Glacier on the northeast slope of the peak.

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Notes and References

  1. Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), "Canadian Mountain Place Names", Rocky Mountain Books,, p. 82.
  2. BC Basemap topographic map
  3. 2023-03-12.
  4. Web site: Mount Donkin, Peakvisor.com. 2023-03-12.
  5. Canada National Parks Branch, Mabel Berta Williams (1924), Through the Heart of the Rockies and Selkirks, p. 102.
  6. JBGNK. Mount Donkin. 2023-03-12.
  7. 18284. Mount Donkin. 2023-03-12.
  8. 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 . 1027-5606.