| Mount Nemo | |
| Elevation M: | 2901 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence M: | 137 |
| Prominence Ref: | [3] |
| Isolation Km: | 0.72 |
| Range: | Selkirk Mountains Battle Range |
| Parent Peak: | Evening Mountain (2,941 m) |
| Listing: | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Etymology: | Captain Nemo |
| Region Type: | Province |
| Region: | British Columbia |
| District: | Kootenay Land District[4] |
| Map: | Canada British Columbia#Canada |
| Coordinates: | 50.9483°N -117.2531°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [5] |
| First Ascent: | July 1959 |
Mount Nemo is a 2901abbr=offNaNabbr=off summit in British Columbia, Canada.
Mount Nemo is located in the Battle Range of the Selkirk Mountains.[3] The remote peak is set approximately 11km (07miles) south of Glacier National Park and 3km (02miles) north of Nautilus Mountain. Precipitation runoff from Nemo drains into tributaries of the Duncan River. Mount Nemo is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,800 meters (5,905 ft) above the Duncan River in 3km (02miles).
The mountain was named by Sterling B. Hendricks in 1947 for Captain Nemo, the fictional character in Jules Verne's 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas.[1] [4] The landform's toponym was officially adopted on November 1, 1963, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[5]
The first ascent of the summit was made on July 18, 1959, by Samuel Silverstein, Douglas Anger and Fenwick Riley.[6] [7]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Nemo 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 Nemo Glacier south of the peak.