Mount Arthur Meighen
Mountain in British Columbia, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Mount Arthur Meighen | |
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![]() Northeast aspect, aerial view | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,205 m (10,515 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 415 m (1,362 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Stanley Baldwin |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 52°48′11.9″N 119°33′11.9″W |
Geography | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
District | Cariboo Land District |
Parent range | Premier Range, Cariboo Mountains |
Topo map | NTS 83D13 Kiwa Creek |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1949 by Alex Faberge, Sterling Hendricks, Don Hubbard, Art Lembeck, Chris Scoredos, and Arnold Wexler[1] |
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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