Slide Mountain is a

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located in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Slide Mountain is situated in 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 ...

, east of

Powell Lake Powell Lake is a lake in the northern Sunshine Coast (British Columbia), Sunshine Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, adjacent to the city of Powell River, British Columbia, Powell River, which sits on the low rise of land forming a natura ...

and north of

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. The prominent mountain is set north-northeast of the community of Powell River and northwest of Vancouver. Precipitation

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from the peak drains west to Powell Lake and east to the Eldred River, thence Powell Lake. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,000 meters (6,560 feet) above the lake in four kilometers (2.5 miles). The first ascent of the summit was made in 1942 by Ian Kay.Capturing Mountains, powellrivermuseum.ca, Retrieved 2022-12-19.
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Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Slide Mountain is located in a 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.

References

{{Pacific Ranges Pacific Ranges Two-thousanders of British Columbia New Westminster Land District Coast Mountains

Description

Climate

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