Mount Tupper

Mount Tupper 2,804 m (9,199 ft) is a mountain about 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of Golden, British Columbia, Canada and three kilometres east of Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park. Part of the Selkirk Mountains, it was formerly named Hermit Mountain until renamed (1887) in honour of Sir Charles Tupper when he was minister of Railways and Canals in Sir John A. Macdonald's cabinet during the siting and construction of the CPR line through the Selkirk Mountains, and later Prime Minister.^[2]

Mount Tupper
Mount Tupper seen from Highway 1
Highest point
Elevation	2,804 m (9,199 ft)[1]
Prominence	254 m (833 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Swiss Peak[1]
Coordinates	51°20′09″N 117°29′55″W[2]
Geography
Mount Tupper Location in British Columbia
Interactive map of Mount Tupper
Location	British Columbia, Canada
District	Kootenay Land District
Parent range	Selkirk Mountains
Topo map	NTS 82N6 Blaeberry
Geology
Rock type	quartzite
Climbing
First ascent	1906 Wolfgang Koehler, Edward Feuz Jr, Gottfried Feuz[1]

Raspberry Rising Cave

In 2013, the mountain was the scene of cave explorations by a team of eight, led by Nicholaus Vieira and funded by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, who followed the Raspberry Rising cave system for nearly a kilometre, climbing two waterfalls and traversing four sumps. The end of the cave was not reached and further explorations are planned.^[3][4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Tupper is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Beaver River which is a tributary of the Columbia River.

Gallery

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  Mount Tupper in winter

See also

• Geology of British Columbia
• Geography of British Columbia