Uto Peak
Uto Peak centered between Mount Sir Donald (left), and Avalanche Mountain (right)
Highest point
Elevation2,927 m (9,603 ft)[1]
Prominence381 m (1,250 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Sir Donald
Coordinates51°16′21″N 117°26′26″W / 51.27250°N 117.44056°W / 51.27250; -117.44056[2]
Geography
DistrictKootenay Land District
Parent rangeSelkirk Mountains
Topo mapNTS 82N6 Blaeberry
Climbing
First ascent1890 by Emil Huber and Karl Sulzer[1]
Uto Peak (left) and Mount Sir Donald

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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Uto Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
  2. "Uto Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  3. "Uto Section website". Retrieved 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. ISSN 1027-5606.


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