Tetrahedron Peak is a mountain in
British Columbia, Canada. One of the highest peaks on the
Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast may refer to:
* Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
**Sunshine Coast Region, a local government area of Queensland named after the region
**Sunshine Coast Stadium
* Sunshine Coast (British Columbia), geographic subregion of the Br ...
, it rises to an elevation of 1739 metres (5705 ft), with a prominence of 1164 metres (3819 ft). It is located in the
Tetrahedron Provincial Park
Tetrahedron Provincial Park is a provincial park located within the territory of the shíshálh Nation on the southern Sunshine Coast, in British Columbia, Canada. The park was created in 1995 thanks to the efforts of a collective of NGOs who c ...
.
[BC Parks.]
Tetrahedron Provincial Park
. Accessed Jan 10, 2016.
Climate
Based on the
Köppen climate classification, Tetrahedron Peak 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 0 °C with wind chill factors below −10 °C.
References
External links
*
One-thousanders of British Columbia
Sunshine Coast Regional District
Pacific Ranges
New Westminster Land District
{{BritishColumbiaSouthCoast-geo-stub