Gimli is a mountain summit located in the
Valhalla Ranges
The Valhalla Ranges are a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located between Lower Arrow Lake of the Arrow Lakes and Slocan River
Slocan may refer to:
Communities
* Slocan, Briti ...
of the
Selkirk Mountains 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. Gimli is the sixth-highest point in the Valhalla Ranges, with the highest being
Gladsheim Peak
Gladsheim Peak is a prominent mountain summit located in the Valhalla Ranges of the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. Gladsheim is the highest point in the Valhalla Ranges. It is situated in the southern part of Valhalla Provincia ...
, to the north-northwest.
It is situated in southern
Valhalla Provincial Park
Valhalla Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It was established on March 3, 1983, in the mountains above the Western shores of Slocan Lake, in the west Kootenays. The park consists of most of the Valhalla Ranges of ...
, east of
Gimli Peak
Gimli Peak is a mountain summit located in the Valhalla Ranges of the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. Gimli Peak is the fourth-highest point in the Valhalla Ranges, with the highest being Gladsheim Peak, to the north. Its neares ...
, and west of
Slocan and
Slocan Lake. Gimli is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as
topographic relief
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is significant with the summit rising 1,500 meters (4,920 ft) above Mulvey Creek in .
History
The name "Valhalla Mountains" first appeared in
George Mercer Dawson
George Mercer Dawson (August 1, 1849 – March 2, 1901) was a Canadian geologist and surveyor.
Biography
He was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the eldest son of Sir John William Dawson, Principal of McGill University and a noted geologis ...
's
Geological Survey of Canada
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map published in 1890. Dawson applied names derived from Scandinavian mythology to several of the mountain ranges and peaks in Southern Kootenay. This landform's toponym was officially adopted as "Mount Dag" on March 3, 1971, at the request of the Kootenay Mountaineering Club, but it was officially changed to Gimli on April 29, 1998, by the
Geographical Names Board of Canada at the request of local residents.
According to
Norse mythology,
Gimli is the place where the righteous survivors of
Ragnarök (doomsday when heaven and earth are destroyed) are foretold to live.
Climate
Based on the
Köppen climate classification
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, Gimli has a
subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.
Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation
runoff
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from the mountain drains into tributaries of the
Slocan River
Slocan may refer to:
Communities
* Slocan, British Columbia or Slocan City, a village in the Slocan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
* Slocan Valley or Slocan Country or Silvery Slocan, a valley in British Columbia, Canada
* Slocan Park, British C ...
.
See also
*
List of mountains in Canada
Most mountain peaks of Canada lie in the west, specifically in British Columbia, Alberta, and the Yukon. Mountains can be found all over British Columbia while those in Alberta are mainly situated on the eastern side of the Canadian Rockies. The ...
*
Geography of British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada, bordered by the Pacific Ocean. With an area of it is Canada's third-largest province. The province is almost four times the size of the United Kingdom and larger than every United States ...
References
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External links
* Weather forecast
Gimli* Gimli (photo)
PBase* Gimli (photo)
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Two-thousanders of British Columbia
Selkirk Mountains
Kootenay Land District