Nautilus Mountain 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

Nautilus Mountain 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 and the nearest higher peak is Moby Dick Mountain, to the west-northwest. Precipitation

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from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Duncan River. Nautilus Mountain is notable for its steep rise above local terrain and for its absolute elevation.

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is significant as the summit rises 2,100 meters (6,890 ft) above the Duncan River in .

History

The landform is named for the ''

Nautilus The nautilus (, ) is a pelagic marine mollusc of the cephalopod family Nautilidae. The nautilus is the sole extant family of the superfamily Nautilaceae and of its smaller but near equal suborder, Nautilina. It comprises six living species in t ...

'', a fictional submarine belonging to Captain Nemo in

Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraor ...

's 1870 novel ''

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''. The peak is named in association with nearby Mount Nemo, which in turn was named by Sterling B. Hendricks in 1947.Samuel Silverstein (1960), ''Battle Range, Southern Selkirks'', Americanalpineclub.org
/ref> The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on November 1, 1963, by the

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. The

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of the summit was made in 1959 by Samuel Silverstein and party.

Climate

Based on the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

, Nautilus Mountain 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 Nemo Glacier on the north slope of the peak and an unnamed icefield on the east slope.

Gallery

File:Haematite pk.jpg, West aspect of Nautilus (highest point, centered) File:Nautilus mtn.jpg, West aspect File:RockyMountainsBattleRange.JPG, Battle Range, from summit of

Typee Mountain Typee Mountain is a summit in British Columbia, Canada. Description Typee Mountain is located in the Battle Range of the Selkirk Mountains. The remote peak is set approximately south of Glacier National Park. Precipitation runoff from the mo ...

. Nautilus Mountain at upper left corner.

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