Mount Rohr is a mountain summit located in the

Cayoosh Range The Cayoosh Range is the northernmost section of the Lillooet Ranges, which are a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. The range covers an area of c. 3770 km² (1455 sq mi) and is approximately 65 ...

of the

Lillooet Ranges The Lillooet Ranges are the southeasternmost subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. They are located between the drainage of the Lillooet River and Harrison Lake on the west and the canyon of the Fraser Rive ...

, in southwestern

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. It is situated east of Pemberton, east of

Cayoosh Mountain Cayoosh Mountain is a mountain summit located in the Cayoosh Range in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is situated east-northeast of Pemberton, north-northeast of Lillooet Lake, and immediately north of Cayoosh Pass. Its nearest highe ...

, and northeast of

Joffre Peak Joffre Peak is a mountain summit located in the Coast Mountains, in Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the second-highest point of the Joffre Group, which is a subset of the Lillooet Ranges. It is situa ...

, its nearest higher peak. Highway 99 traverses the southern base of the mountain between

Cayoosh Pass Cayoosh Pass (1,275 m / 4,183 ft) is a mountain pass in the Lillooet Ranges of the Pacific Ranges of the southern Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. It lies just west of Duffey Lake on BC Highway 99 between the towns of Lillooet a ...

and the west end of Duffy Lake, while Mount Chief Pascall rises on the opposite (south) side of this highway. Mount Rohr forms the westernmost boundary of

Duffey Lake Provincial Park Duffey Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the A ...

as it also represents the park's highest point . The mountain's name was submitted by Rev. Damasus Payne, a mountaineer, to honor Rev. Victor Sebastian Rohr (1873-1965), who spent 40 years in British Columbia and was a missionary to the

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in the region between

Skookumchuck Skookumchuck () is a Chinook Jargon term that is in common use in British Columbia English and occurs in Pacific Northwest English. ''Skookum'' means "strong" or "powerful", and "chuck" means water, so ''skookumchuck'' means "rapids" or "whitewat ...

and Williams Lake. The name was officially adopted on April 21, 1966, by the

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. Two established climbing routes are the West Ridge and via Rohr Lake, both of which can be skied in winter. Precipitation

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from the peak drains north into headwaters of

Haylmore Creek Haylmore Creek is the largest tributary of the Gates River, flowing northwest from its origin in the central Cayoosh Range to join that river at the community of Devine, British Columbia, Canada, in the Lillooet Country of the Southern Interior o ...

, or south into

Cayoosh Creek Cayoosh Creek is a northeast-flowing tributary of the Seton River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The name Cayoosh Creek remains on the bridge-sign crossing the stream on BC Highway 99 and continues in use locally to refer to the ...

Climate

Based on the

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, Mount Rohr 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

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. Most

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s originate in the

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, 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 Orographic lift occurs when an air mass is forced from a low elevation to a higher elevation as it moves over rising terrain. As the air mass gains altitude it quickly cools down adiabatically, which can raise the relative humidity to 100% and cr ...

), 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 Rohr.

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Climate

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