Uto Peak Explained

Uto Peak
Elevation M:2927
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:381
Parent Peak:Mount Sir Donald
Range:Selkirk Mountains
Location:British Columbia, Canada
District:Kootenay Land District
Map:Canada British Columbia
Label Position:left
Coordinates:51.2725°N -117.4406°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
First Ascent:1890 by Emil Huber and Karl Sulzer

Uto Peak is a mountain immediately north of Mount Sir Donald in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It was first climbed in 1890 by Emil Huber and Carl Sulzer.[1]

The mountain is named for the Uto section of the Swiss Alpine Club,[3] which counted Huber and Sulzer amongst its members. The Uto section is in turn named after a historic name for the Uetliberg mountain that overlooks the city of Zürich in Switzerland.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into the Illecillewaet River, or east into the Beaver River.

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Notes and References

  1. 2376. Uto Peak. 2009-01-03.
  2. 25141. Uto Peak. 2015-01-10.
  3. Web site: Uto Section website . 2009-01-03.
  4. 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.