Mount Butters is a mountain

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in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Mount Butters is located in the

Battle Range The Battle Range is a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located between Incomappleux River and Duncan River south of Battle Brook. It is named in association with Battle Brook w ...

of the

Selkirk Mountains The Selkirk Mountains are a mountain range spanning the northern portion of the Idaho Panhandle, eastern Washington, and southeastern British Columbia which are part of a larger grouping of mountains, the Columbia Mountains. They begin at Mica Pe ...

. The remote peak is set approximately south of Glacier National Park. Precipitation

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from the mountain drains north into Battle Brook which is a tributary of the Incomappleux River, and south into Butters Creek which is a tributary of the

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. Mount Butters is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,400 meters (4,593 ft) above Butters Creek in , and 2,200 meters (7,218 ft) above Battle Brook valley in .

History

The mountain is named after Professor Frederic King Butters (1878–1945) who climbed in this area from 1904–1924. He accomplished more than 50 major climbs in the Selkirk Mountains. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a member of the Alpine Club of Canada, the American Alpine Club, and of the American Geographical Society. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on July 9, 1946, by the

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The first ascent of the summit was made in 1914 by Frederic Butters, Edward W. D. Holway and Andrew James Gilmour.William Lowell Putnam (1975), ''A Climber's Guide to the Interior Ranges of British Columbia'', American Alpine Club, p. 171.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Butters 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. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports unnamed glaciers on the slopes and cirques surrounding the peak.

References

External links

* Mount Butters
Weather forecast
* Frederic King Butters in memoriam
Americanalpineclub.org
* Mount Butters Rock Climbing
Mountainproject.com
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