Gregorio Peak 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

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. It is situated on the southwestern border of

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 ...

, west of

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 ...

, and west of Slocan and Slocan Lake. The mountain's name commemorates Michael Gregory, a resident of the Slocan area known to his friends as Gregorio, who drowned in a canoeing accident on Slocan Lake in 1971 returning from a climb of nearby Devils Couch. This peak's name was submitted by Anthony Eweson of

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for consideration, and it was officially adopted March 4, 1974, by the

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. Based on the

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, Gregorio Peak has 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 ...

with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation

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from the mountain drains into Gwillim Creek and Hoder Creek, both 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 ...

. Its nearest higher peak is Lucifer Peak, to the north-northeast. The first ascent of the peak was made August 25, 1970, by Bob Dean and Howie Ridge.

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Gregorio Peak
Two-thousanders of British Columbia Selkirk Mountains Kootenay Land District

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