Wedgwood Peak is a mountain summit located in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, in the

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of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Assiniboine, to the south. The mountain is situated northwest of Lake Magog and south of

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History

The first ascent of Wedgwood Peak was made in 1910 by Katherine Longstaff and her brother Dr. Tom George Longstaff, with Rudolph Aemmer as their guide. The mountain was named in 1918 by Katherine Longstaff Wedgwood for

Arthur Felix Wedgwood Arthur Felix Wedgwood (18 July 1877 – 14 March 1917) was an English author, mountaineer and soldier who died on active service during the First World War. Background He was born at The Upper House in Barlaston, Staffordshire, a scion of the ...

(1877–1917), her late husband who was killed in World War I. Arthur Felix Wedgwood was also a fifth-generation descendant of Josiah Wedgwood. First recognized as ''Mount Wedgwood'' in 1924, the mountain's present name Wedgwood Peak became official on March 31, 1966 when approved by the

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Geology

Wedgwood Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the

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period. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Wedgwood 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. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation

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from Wedgwood Peak drains west into Wedgwood Creek which is a tributary of the Mitchell River, or east into Lake Magog .

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Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
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Wedgwood Peak
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History

Geology

Climate

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