Uto Peak
| Uto Peak | |
|---|---|
 Uto Peak centered between Mount Sir Donald (left), and Avalanche Mountain (right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,927 m (9,603 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 381 m (1,250 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Sir Donald |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 51°16′20″N 117°26′25″W / 51.27222°N 117.44028°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Uto Peak Location within British Columbia | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Kootenay Land District |
| Parent range | Selkirk Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 82N6 Blaeberry[3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1890 by Emil Huber and Karl Sulzer[1] |
Uto Peak is a mountain immediately north of Mount Sir Donald in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It was first climbed in 1890 by Emil Huber and Carl Sulzer.[1]
The mountain is named for the Uto section of the Swiss Alpine Club,[4] which counted Huber and Sulzer amongst its members. The Uto section is in turn named after a historic name for the Uetliberg mountain that overlooks the city of Zürich in Switzerland.
Climate
[edit]Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain has a subarctic climate 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 west into the Illecillewaet River, or east into the Beaver River.
Gallery
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Uto Peak (left) and Mount Sir Donald
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Uto Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ↑ "Uto Peak". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO). Retrieved 2015-01-10.
- ↑ "Uto Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
- ↑ "Uto Section website". Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2025-11-07.