Nusatsum Mountain (2,575 m/8,448 feet),Bivouac Mountain Encyclopedia entry
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of British Columbia, Canada, located near the

Nusatsum River The Nusatsum River is a river in the Bella Coola Valley of the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. It is a tributary of the Bella Coola River, flowing northwest to meet that river just upstream of the community of Hagensborg. "Nusat ...

and south of and between the communities of

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and

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. The peak can be seen from

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. The mountain is the equivalent of Mount Ararat in the traditions of the Nuxalk, as the place where survivors found refuge from the Great Flood. The landform's toponym was officially adopted March 13, 1947, by the

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. Other spellings of Nusatsum seen on older maps include "Nootsatsum", "Noosatum" and "Nutsatsum".

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Nusatsum Mountain is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains 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. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports small glaciers on the mountain's slopes.

Gallery

File:Nusatsum Mountain.jpg, North aspect of Nusatsum Mountain seen on approach to Bella Coola Airfield File:Bella Coola Valley (17067685212).jpg, East aspect, from Bella Coola Valley File:Bella Coola (511630242).jpg, Nusatsum Mountain (right), west aspect from Bella Coola Airfield File:Bella Coola Valley (17067684792).jpg, Nusatsum Mountain

References

{{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub Bella Coola Valley Pacific Ranges Nuxalk Two-thousanders of British Columbia Range 3 Coast Land District

Climate

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