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{{Geographic Location 2 , Center = Deserters Peak , North = Pesika Mountain , Northeast = Pesika Creek , East = , Southeast = Deserters Range , South = Williston Lake , Southwest = Finlay River , West =
summit
A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topography, topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous.
The term (mountain top) is generally used ...
in British Columbia, Canada.
Description
Deserters Peak, elevation 2,274-meters (7,461-feet), is the highest point of the Deserters Range, which is a subrange of the Muskwa Ranges of the Northern Rocky Mountains. It is situated along the east side of theRocky Mountain Trench
The Rocky Mountain Trench, also known as the Valley of a Thousand Peaks or simply the Trench, is a large valley on the western side of the northern part of North America's Rocky Mountains. The Trench is both visually and cartographically a s ...
near the northern end of Williston Lake. Precipitation runoff
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from the peak drains into Deserters Creek and Rubyred Creek which are both tributaries of the Finlay River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 1,600 meters (5,250 ft) above the Finlay River in .
Etymology
The mountain's toponym was officially adopted June 4, 1953, by theGeographical Names Board of Canada
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. The mountain and Deserters Creek are named in association with Deserters Canyon Deserters Canyon is a canyon on the Finlay River in the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is located just upstream (north) from the head of the Finlay Arm of Lake Williston, the reservoir created by WAC Bennett Dam on the lower Pe ...
which is immediately west of the mountain where the creek flows into Finlay River. The canyon's name refers to two men in Samuel Black's 1824 exploration party who decamped (deserted) at this location on May 28 during an expedition to find the headwaters of the Finlay River.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Deserters Peak is located in asubarctic 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.
See also
* * Geography of British ColumbiaReferences
External links
* Deserters Peakweather forecast
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Deserters Canyon Deserters Canyon is a canyon on the Finlay River in the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is located just upstream (north) from the head of the Finlay Arm of Lake Williston, the reservoir created by WAC Bennett Dam on the lower Pe ...
, Northwest = Rocky Mountain Trench
The Rocky Mountain Trench, also known as the Valley of a Thousand Peaks or simply the Trench, is a large valley on the western side of the northern part of North America's Rocky Mountains. The Trench is both visually and cartographically a s ...
Canadian Rockies
Two-thousanders of British Columbia
Cassiar Land District