Deluge Mountain is a mountain

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located in

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Description

Deluge Mountain is a 2,789-meter-elevation (9,150-foot) peak situated 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) northwest of

The Bugaboos The Bugaboos are a mountain range in the Purcell Mountains of eastern British Columbia, Canada. The granite spires of the group are a popular mountaineering destination. The Bugaboos are protected within Bugaboo Provincial Park. Geography The ...

, in the

Purcell Mountains The Purcell Mountains are a mountain range in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. They are a subrange of the Columbia Mountains, which includes the Selkirk, Monashee, and Cariboo Mountains. They are located on the west side of the Rocky Mounta ...

which are a subrange of the

Columbia Mountains The Columbia Mountains are a group of mountain ranges along the upper Columbia River in British Columbia, Montana, Idaho and Washington. The mountain range covers 135,952 km² (52,491 sq mi). The range is bounded by the Rocky Mountain T ...

. Precipitation

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from Deluge Mountain's southwest slope drains to the Duncan River, and from all other slopes into Crystalline Creek and eventually the

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is significant as the summit rises 1,200 meters (3,940 feet) above the Crystalline valley in two kilometers (1.24 mile).

Etymology

The mountain's name was submitted for official consideration in 1955 by mountaineer Peter Robinson (1932–2019). The landform was presumably named in 1954 by Robinson, who climbed in the area that year when his climbing party became drenched and cold while camped across the valley from this mountain. Sometimes the peak can be seen from Crystalline valley during a rain storm, with its summit shrouded in clouds and a waterfall pouring from its north slope. A deluge is a large downpour of rain, often a flood. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted June 9, 1960, by the

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Climate

Based on the

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, Deluge 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. Temperatures in winter can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports unnamed glaciers on the mountain's slopes.

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* Deluge Mountain
weather forecast
Purcell Mountains Two-thousanders of British Columbia Kootenay Land District

Description

Etymology

Climate

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