Mount Arthur Meighen

Mount Arthur Meighen
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
Mount Arthur Meighen Location in Eastern British Columbia
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]

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.

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.

References

1. "Mount Arthur Meighen". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2006-07-23.
2. "Mount Arthur Meighen Mountain Information". www.mountain-forecast.com. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
3. Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 31. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
4. 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.

External links

• "Mount Arthur Meighen". Bivouac.com.
• British Columbia Government Information Sheet^[permanent dead link‍] for Mount Arthur Meighen
• "Mount Arthur Meighen". BC Geographical Names.