Yellowhead Mountain

Yellowhead Mountain
Yellowhead Mountain
	Yellowhead Mountain from Yellowhead Lake
Highest point
Elevation	2,458 m (8,064 ft)
Prominence	343 m (1,125 ft)
Parent peak	Rink Peak (2664 m)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta; Mountains of British Columbia;
Coordinates	52°52′51″N 118°36′55″W / 52.88083°N 118.61528°W
Geography
	Yellowhead Mountain Location in Alberta Yellowhead Mountain Location in British Columbia Yellowhead Mountain Location in Canada
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
District	Cariboo Land District
Protected area	Mount Robson Provincial Park
Parent range	Victoria Cross Ranges
Topo map	NTS 83D15 Lucerne

Yellowhead Mountain is located west of Yellowhead Pass in Mount Robson Provincial Park and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.^[3] It was named for Pierre Bostonais aka Tête Jaune.^[1]^[2] The mountain has four officially named summits: Bingley Peak, Leather Peak, Lucerne Peak, and Tête Roche.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Yellowhead Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[4] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. In terms of favorable weather, July through September are the best months to climb.

Gallery

Yellowhead Mountain with Leather Peak, Lucerne Peak, and Tete Roche (right) seen from westbound Highway 16

References

^ ^a ^b "Yellowhead Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
^ ^a ^b "Yellowhead Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Yellowhead Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
^ 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.