Sentinel Peak is a mountain in
British Columbia, Canada.
Description
Sentinel Peak is part of the
Adamant Range which is 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 ...
.
[ It is located northwest of ]Golden
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and north of Glacier National Park. Sentinel Peak is highly glaciated with the Granite Glacier west of the peak, Echo Glacier in the north cirque, and the Gothics Glacier on the south and east slopes of the peak. Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the mountain drains to Kinbasket Lake
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via Smith and Swan creeks. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,800 metres (5,905 ft) above Smith Creek in and 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) above Swan Creek in . Sentinel Peak is located south of the Bill Putnam hut which makes the peak an excellent ski mountaineering destination.[ The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on March 4, 1965, by the ]Geographical Names Board of Canada
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.[
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Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Sentinel Peak 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.
See also
*
* Geography of British Columbia
Gallery
File:Sentinel Peak N.jpg, North aspect (right)
File:Sentinel Peak W.jpg, West aspect
References
External links
* Weather
Sentinel Peak
{{Geographic Location 2
, Center = Sentinel Peak
, North = Doubletop Mountain
Fairy Meadow
, Northeast = Houdini Needles
, East = Ygdrasil Mountain
, Southeast = Gothics Glacier
, South = Pioneer Pass
, Southwest = Pioneer Peak
, WSW = Adamant Mountain
, West = Unicorn Mountain
, Northwest = Granite Glacier
Two-thousanders of British Columbia
Selkirk Mountains
Columbia Country
Kootenay Land District