Mount Begbie

Mount Begbie is a 2,733-metre (8,967-foot) mountain summit located in the Gold Range of the Monashee Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. Situated west of the Columbia River high above the shore of Upper Arrow Lake, this prominent peak is visible from the Trans-Canada Highway, Revelstoke, and Revelstoke Mountain Resort ski area. Mt. Begbie Brewing Company, a brewery, was named after the mountain. The nearest peak is Mount Tilley, 3 km (1.9 mi) to the west, and the nearest higher peak is Blanket Mountain, 14.0 km (8.7 mi) to the south.^[2]

Mount Begbie
Mount Begbie
Highest point
Elevation	2,733 m (8,967 ft)[1]
Prominence	883 m (2,897 ft)[2]
Parent peak	Blanket Mountain (2,809 m)[2]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°53′05″N 118°15′21″W[3]
Naming
Etymology	Matthew Baillie Begbie
Geography
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Interactive map of Mount Begbie
Location	British Columbia, Canada
District	Kootenay Land District
Parent range	Monashee Mountains
Topo map	NTS 82L16 Revelstoke[3]
Climbing
First ascent	1907 Haggen, Herdman, Robertson, E. Feuz Jr.[2]
Easiest route	glacier and scrambling

History

Mount Begbie is named for Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie (1819–1894), a prominent judge in the British Columbia colony. The first ascent of the mountain was accomplished June 11, 1907, by James Robert Robertson, J. Herdman, and Rupert W. Haggen, with Edward Feuz Jr. as guide.^[4] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1932 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada,^[3] although this toponym had appeared in publications as early as 1887, if not earlier.^[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Begbie is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors reaching temperatures below −30 °C. Despite the modest elevation, the climate supports a glacier in the north cirque. Most precipitation runoff from Mount Begbie drains east into tributaries of the Columbia River; however, a portion drains west into the Eagle River, a tributary of the Fraser River.^[1]

Geology

Mount Begbie is a gabbroic volcanic plug, and one of the volcanoes of the Chilcotin Group. More than 50 small pegmatite bodies on the northern slope of the mountain are relatively well known among prospectors.^[7][8]

Gallery

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  North aspect
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  Mt. Begbie (left) and Mt. Tilley (right)

See also

• Mountains portal

• Geology of British Columbia
• Geography of British Columbia