Cinnamon Peak is a mountain summit located in the northwestern part of

Mount Robson Provincial Park Mount Robson Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Canadian Rockies with an area of 2,249 km². The park is located entirely within British Columbia, bordering Jasper National Park in Alberta. The B.C. legislature created the park in 19 ...

, in the

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. It is situated immediately north of the confluence of the Robson River and the Fraser River, and is visible from the

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near the park's visitor centre. The peak was labelled "Little Grizzly" on

Arthur Oliver Wheeler Arthur Oliver Wheeler (May 1, 1860 – May 20, 1945) was born in Ireland and immigrated to Canada in 1876 at the age of 16. He became a land surveyor and surveyed large areas of western Canada, including photo-topographical surveys of the Selkir ...

's 1911 topographic map of Mount Robson. He thought it appeared similar to Mount Grizzly in 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 ...

, but the name was later changed to Cinnamon, which is the coloration of the peak and the

Cinnamon bear The cinnamon bear (''Ursus americanus cinnamomum'') is both a highly variable color morph and a subspecies of the American black bear, native to the central, eastern, and western areas of the United States and Canada. Established populations ar ...

, which can be easily mistaken for a grizzly bear. "Little Grizzly" is a colloquial term for the black bear, Ursus americanus. Eastern populations are typically black in color, however western populations can be cinnamon colored. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1951 by the

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. The nearest higher peak is Whitehorn Mountain, to the north. __NOTOC__

Climate

Based on the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

, Cinnamon Peak 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. Temperatures in winter can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports an unnamed glacier on the northeast slope of the mountain. The months June through September usually offer the most favorable weather to view or climb the peak. Precipitation

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from Cinnamon Peak drains into Swiftcurrent Creek and the

Robson River The Robson River is a short but swift, rapid and waterfall-infested river in Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia. It is a tributary of the Fraser River, Upper Fraser River and it originates near Robson Pass, which divides the Robson ...

, both of which are tributaries of the

Fraser River The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of Vancouver. The river's annual d ...

Gallery

File:Cinnamon Peak in autumn.jpg, Cinnamon Peak in autumn File:Cinnamon Pk from Mumm.jpg, Cinnamon Peak, glacier centered File:Cinnamon Peak in Canada.jpg, South aspect File:Cinnamon Peak.jpg, Cinnamon Peak, south aspect File:Cinnamon Peak, visitor center.jpg, South aspect of Cinnamon Peak (left) and Mount Robson Provincial Park visitor centre.

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Climate

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