Mount Duncan is a

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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.

Description

Mount Duncan is located along the southern boundary of Glacier National Park and is part of 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 ...

, a subrange 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 mountain is situated at the head of the Duncan River which the mountain is named after. Precipitation

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from the mountain drains north into headwaters of the Beaver River, and southeast to the Duncan River. Mount Duncan is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation.

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is significant as the summit rises 1,650 meters (5,413 ft) above Butters Creek in .

History

The mountain was named in 1890 by Harold Ward Topham, Emil Huber, and Henry Forster, in association with the Duncan River.Arthur Oliver Wheeler, The Selkirk Mountains/Chapter 2
/ref> The river is named for John (Jack) Duncan, an early prospector who worked claims along the lower reaches of the river that now bears his name. He was a candidate for the colonial Legislative Council from the

Kootenay Land District The Kootenay Land District is a cadastral survey subdivision of the province of British Columbia, Canada, created with rest of those on Mainland British Columbia via the Lands Act of the Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866), Colony of British Co ...

in 1866, and died circa 1900. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on July 29, 1904, by the

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. The

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of the summit was made at 9:10 a.m. on August 25, 1913, by Edward W. D. Holway, Ernest Feus, and Christian Häsler.Howard Palmer (1914), ''Mountaineering and Exploration in the Selkirks'', Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, p. 421, 428. By 12:45 p.m. that same day, they were on the summit of

Beaver Mountain Beaver Mountain is a ski area in the western United States, in northern Utah. First opened in 1939, it is located near the summit of Logan Canyon in the Bear River Mountains, west of Bear Lake and near the border with Idaho. While smaller and ...

one kilometer west and claiming another first ascent.

Climate

Based on the

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, Mount Duncan 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 the Duncan Névé on the north slope and Duncan Glacier on the east slope of the peak.

References

External links

* Glacier National Park
Parks Canada
* Mount Duncan
Weather
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Description

History

Climate

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