Mount Arthur Meighen

Mountain in British Columbia, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Mount Arthur Meighen is a 3,205-metre (10,515-foot) mountain located in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada.[2] The mountain is south of the head of the McLennan River and immediately west of the town of Valemount, British Columbia.

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Mount Arthur Meighen
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Northeast aspect, aerial view
Highest point
Elevation3,205 m (10,515 ft)[1]
Prominence415 m (1,362 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Stanley Baldwin
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates52°48′11.9″N 119°33′11.9″W
Geography
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Mount Arthur Meighen
Location in Eastern British Columbia
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictCariboo Land District
Parent rangePremier Range, Cariboo Mountains
Topo mapNTS 83D13 Kiwa Creek
Climbing
First ascent1949 by Alex Faberge, Sterling Hendricks, Don Hubbard, Art Lembeck, Chris Scoredos, and Arnold Wexler[1]
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The name honours the ninth Prime Minister of Canada, Arthur Meighen, who held office for only fifteen months in 1920-1921 and three months in 1926. He died in 1960, thirty-six years after leaving office. The mountain was officially renamed after Meighen in 1962. Prior to that, it had been called "Carpé".[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures in winter can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

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