Mount Duke is a mountain summit located in the Joffre Group of the
Lillooet Ranges, in southwestern
British Columbia,
Canada. It is situated east of
Pemberton, and southwest of Duffy Lake. The highest peak in the Joffre Group,
Mount Matier
Mount Matier is a prominent mountain summit located in the Coast Mountains, in Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the highest point of the Joffre Group, which is a subset range of the Coast Mountains. I ...
, rises to the west. The mountain's name was submitted by Reverend Damasus Payne, a Benedictine monk and mountaineer, to honor Archbishop
William Mark Duke.
It was officially adopted on April 21, 1966, by the
Geographical Names Board of Canada
The Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) is a national committee with a secretariat in Natural Resources Canada, part of the Government of Canada, which authorizes the names used and name changes on official federal government maps of Canada ...
.
Precipitation
runoff from the peak drains into Caspar Creek and Twin One Creek.
Climate
Based on the
Köppen climate classification, Mount Duke 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 of western
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
.
Most
weather fronts originate in the
Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the
Coast Mountains
The Coast Mountains (french: La chaîne Côtière) are a major mountain range in the Pacific Coast Ranges of western North America, extending from southwestern Yukon through the Alaska Panhandle and virtually all of the Coast of British Columbia ...
where they are forced upward by the range (
Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing Mount Duke.
See also
*
Geography of British Columbia
*
Geology of British Columbia
References
External links
* Weather Forecast
Mount Duke
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Two-thousanders of British Columbia
Pacific Ranges
Lillooet Land District