Adamant Mountain is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Adamant Mountain is the highest point of the Adamant Range which is a subrange of the

Selkirk Mountains The Selkirk Mountains are a mountain range spanning the northern portion of the Idaho Panhandle, eastern Washington, and southeastern British Columbia which are part of a larger grouping of mountains, the Columbia Mountains. They begin at Mica Pe ...

. It also ranks as the fourth-highest peak in the Selkirks. It is located northwest of Golden and north of Glacier National Park. Adamant is highly glaciated with large glaciers radiating in all directions, including the Granite, Adamant, Gothics, and Austerity glaciers. Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the

Columbia River The Columbia River (Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, C ...

. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,700 metres (5,577 ft) above Austerity Creek in and 2,600 m (8,530 ft) above Kinbasket Lake in . Access to this remote mountain is via helicopter at Golden. Adamant Mountain N

History

The first ascent of the summit was made June 26, 1912, by Howard Palmer, Edward Holway, with guides Rudolph Aemmer and Edward Feuz Jr. The first ascent of the South Buttress was made July 31, 1973 by Ted Davis and Budge Gierke. This route was one of Fred Beckey's favorites in North America, which he climbed in 2003. The mountain's descriptive toponym was officially adopted on March 31, 1924, by the

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Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Adamant Mountain is located in a

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...

zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports multiple glaciers surrounding the peak. July and August offer the most favorable weather for climbing the mountain.

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