Darling Peak is a mountain summit located in

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

, Canada.

Description

Darling Peak is set within

Garibaldi Provincial Park Garibaldi Provincial Park, also called Garibaldi Park, is a wilderness park located on the coastal mainland of British Columbia, Canada, 70 kilometres (43.5 mi) north of Vancouver. It was established in 1920 and named a Class A Provincial ...

and is part of the

Garibaldi Ranges The Garibaldi Ranges are the next-to-southwesternmost subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains; only the North Shore Mountains are farther southwest. They lie between the valley formed by the pass between the Cheakamus River and G ...

of the Coast Mountains. It is situated along the western edge of the Mamquam Icefield, north of

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and northwest of line parent Mamquam Mountain. Precipitation

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from the peak drains to Skookum Creek, thence Mamquam River.

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is significant as the summit rises over 900 meters (2,953 feet) above Skookum Creek in four kilometers (2.5 miles).

Etymology

The landform was named by the Garibaldi Park Board (circa 1928) after Basil S. Darling (1885–1962), a pioneering climber in the area. He was born in Toronto; went to Vancouver in 1908; relocated to Toronto in 1916; and retired to Victoria in 1926. Basil Darling is credited with the

first ascent In mountaineering, a first ascent (abbreviated to FA in guide books) is the first successful, documented attainment of the top of a mountain or the first to follow a particular climbing route. First mountain ascents are notable because they en ...

s of Cathedral Mountain (1908), Sky Pilot Mountain (1910), Mount Tantalus (1911),

Atwell Peak Atwell Peak is a dramatic pyramid shaped volcanic peak located at the southern edge of Mount Garibaldi, British Columbia, Canada. Atwell Peak was the source of many pyroclastic flows during Garibaldi's development. Frequent landslides on its we ...

(1911), Serratus Mountain (1911), Golden Ears (1911),

Alpha Mountain Alpha Mountain is a summit located in the Tantalus Range, in Tantalus Provincial Park, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is situated northwest of Squamish, and southeast of Mount Tantalus, which is the highest peak in the Tantalus ...

(1914), Lydia Mountain (1914), and The Red Tusk (1914).Chic Scott (2000), ''Pushing the Limits, The Story of Canadian Mountaineering'', Rocky Mountain Books, , p. 79. The landform's toponym was officially adopted September 2, 1930, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.

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 ...

, Darling Peak is located in the

marine west coast An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ...

climate zone of western North America. Most

weather front A weather front is a boundary separating air masses for which several characteristics differ, such as air density, wind, temperature, and humidity. Disturbed and unstable weather due to these differences often arises along the boundary. For in ...

s originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (

Orographic lift Orographic lift occurs when an air mass is forced from a low elevation to a higher elevation as it moves over rising terrain. As the air mass gains altitude it quickly cools down adiabatically, which can raise the relative humidity to 100% and cr ...

), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Tyee Glacier on the north slope and the Mamquam Icefield on the east side.

Gallery

File:Darling Peak in British Columbia.jpg, Below the south side of Darling Peak File:Darling and Mamquam.jpg, Darling Peak (left) and Delusion Peak/Mamquam Mountain (right) File:Darling Peak and Delusion SW1.jpg, Darling Peak (left) and Delusion SW1 (right) seen from Elfin Lakes

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