Mount Albreda is a mountain located in

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, Canada.

Description

Mount Albreda, elevation , is the fifth-highest summit in the

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. Situated immediately east of the

Albreda River The Albreda River is a river in Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George in the Interior region of British Columbia, Canada. It is in the Pacific Ocean drainage basin and is a left tributary of the North ...

, this prominent peak is visible from

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. Precipitation

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and glacier meltwater from Mount Albreda drains into tributaries of the Albreda River.

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is significant as the summit rises 1,850 meters (6,070 feet) above Dominion Creek in three kilometers (1.9 mile). The nearest higher neighbor is Dominion Mountain, to the south-southeast.

History

Mount Albreda is named in association with Albreda River, which was named in 1863 by Dr.

Walter Cheadle Walter Butler Cheadle (October 1836, Colne, Lancashire – 22 March 1910, London) was an English paediatrician. Cheadle was educated at Caius College, Cambridge, graduating M.B. in 1861 and then studied medicine at St George's Hospital Medical ...

and

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for Milton's aunt, Lady Albreda Elizabeth Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (1829–1891), youngest daughter of the 5th Earl Fitzwilliam. Cheadle originally named this prominent glacier-clad peak "Mount Milton" after Viscount Milton, but a mapmaking error resulted in the present circumstances. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted April 7, 1965, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. The first documented ascent of the summit was made July 18, 1924, by Allen Carpé and Professor Rollin Thomas Chamberlin (son of

Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (; September 25, 1843 – November 15, 1928) was an American geologist and educator. In 1893 he founded the '' Journal of Geology'', of which he was editor for many years. Biography Chamberlin was born September 25, 18 ...

) via the north glacier and east ridge. A possibility exists that employees of the

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may have preceded in reaching the summit, but details have been lost to time.Don Munday (1929), ''Source of North Thompson River'', Canadian Alpine Journal, p. 433
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Climate

Based on the

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, Mount Albreda is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports glaciers on the northern slopes of the mountain.

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* Weather forecast
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* Northeast face (photo)
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