Orion Peak | |
Elevation M: | 2254 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 429 |
Range: | Bulkley Ranges Hazelton Mountains Interior Mountains |
Parent Peak: | Seven Sisters Peaks |
Listing: | Mountains of British Columbia |
Country: | Canada |
Region Type: | Province |
Region: | British Columbia |
District: | Range 5 Coast Land District |
Part Type: | Protected area |
Part: | Seven Sisters Provincial Park |
Map: | British Columbia#Canada |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 8 |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map of Orion Peak |
Coordinates: | 54.9928°N -128.2261°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Orion Peak is a 2254abbr=offNaNabbr=off mountain summit located in the Bulkley Ranges of the Interior Mountains in northern British Columbia, Canada.
The peak is situated within Seven Sisters Provincial Park and Protected Area, 70NaN0 southeast of Cedarvale, and north of the Seven Sisters Peaks massif and Seven Sisters Glacier.
Precipitation runoff from the mountain and meltwater from the glacier drains into tributaries of the Skeena River.
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Orion Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[3] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
The mountain's name was officially adopted August 25, 1977, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada, as identified in Dick Culbert's 1964 Climbers Guide to the Coastal Ranges of British Columbia.[2]