Mount Moe Explained

Mount Moe
Elevation M:2664
Elevation Ref:[1] [2]
Prominence M:145
Isolation Km:1.23
Parent Peak:Mount Weart
Location:British Columbia, Canada
District:New Westminster Land District
Part Type:Protected area
Part:Garibaldi Provincial Park
Range:Coast Mountains
Listing:Mountains of British Columbia
Map:Canada British Columbia#Canada
Map Size:270
Label Position:right
Coordinates:50.1811°N -122.7875°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]
First Ascent:1967
Easiest Route: scrambling

Mount Moe is a 2664abbr=offNaNabbr=off glaciated summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Mount Moe is located in the Coast Mountains, and 18km (11miles) northeast of Whistler in Garibaldi Provincial Park.[3] Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from this mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the Lillooet River.[2] Mount Moe is notable for its steep rise above local terrain as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) above the Green River in 6km (04miles). The first ascent of the summit was made in 1967 by C. Jennings and J. Nairn.[4] The toponym was officially adopted on February 27, 1978, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Moe is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[5] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Weart Glacier surrounding the peak. The months of July and August offer the most favorable weather for climbing Mount Moe.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mount Moe, Peakvisor.com. 2024-03-08.
  2. 2024-03-08.
  3. JALCC. Mount Moe. 2024-03-08.
  4. Dick Culbert, Alpine Guide to Southwestern British Columbia, 1974, p. 279.
  5. Peel, M. C. . Finlayson, B. L. . McMahon, T. A. . 2007 . Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification . Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. . 11 . 5 . 1633 . 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . 2007HESS...11.1633P . 1027-5606 . free .