Mount Tilley (Canada)

Mount Tilley
Mount Tilley seen from Mt Revelstoke ski area
Highest point
Elevation2,649 m (8,691 ft)[1][2]
Prominence544 m (1,785 ft)[2]
Parent peakMount Begbie (2733 m)[2]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°53′19″N 118°18′04″W / 50.88861°N 118.30111°W / 50.88861; -118.30111[3]
Geography
Mount Tilley is located in British Columbia
Mount Tilley
Mount Tilley
Location in British Columbia
Mount Tilley is located in Canada
Mount Tilley
Mount Tilley
Location in Canada
Map
Interactive map of Mount Tilley
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictKootenay Land District
Parent rangeMonashee Mountains
Topo mapNTS 82L16 Revelstoke [3]
Climbing
First ascent1968 Bruce Haggerstone, David P. Jones[2]
Easiest routeScrambling class 4 East slope

Mount Tilley is a 2,649-metre (8,691-foot) mountain summit located in the Gold Range of the Monashee Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. Situated west of the Columbia River and Upper Arrow Lake, this peak is visible from the Trans-Canada Highway, Revelstoke, and Revelstoke Mountain Resort ski area. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Begbie, 3 km (1.9 mi) to the east, with Tilley Lake set in the saddle between the two peaks.[2]

History

Mount Tilley was named for Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley (1818–1896), a Canadian politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation.[4] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1924 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada,[3] although this toponym had appeared in publications as early as 1887, if not earlier.[5] The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1968 by Bruce Haggerstone and David P. Jones.[2]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Tilley 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 below −30 °C. Despite the modest elevation, the climate supports a small pocket glacier on the northeast face. Precipitation runoff from Mount Tilley drains north into Begbie Creek, a tributary of the Columbia River, or southwest into Wap Creek, a tributary of the Eagle River, which in turn is a tributary of the Fraser River.[1]

  • Left to right: Mts. Begbie, Tilley, English, Macpherson
    Left to right: Mts. Begbie, Tilley, English, Macpherson
  • Mt. Begbie (left) and Mt. Tilley (right)
    Mt. Begbie (left) and Mt. Tilley (right)

References

  1. ^ a b "Mount Tilley, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Mount Tilley". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  3. ^ a b c "Mount Tilley". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  4. ^ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names - The Rockies and Columbia Mountains. Rocky Mountain Books. p. 250.
  5. ^ Sessional Papers Volume 7, (1887) p. 25
  6. ^ 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.