Mount McKirdy is a mountain

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, Canada.

Description

Mount McKirdy, elevation 2,586-meters (8,484-feet), is located in the Selwyn Range, which is a subrange of the

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. It is situated immediately east of the community of Valemount, along the

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. Precipitation

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from the north side of the peak drains into Swift Creek → McLennan River →

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, whereas the other slopes drain to tributaries of Canoe River →

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→ Columbia River.

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is significant as the summit rises approximately 1,800 meters (5,900 ft) above the Canoe River in .

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and

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traverse the western base of the mountain. Cranberry Marsh also lies at the west foot of the mountain.

Etymology

The mountain's toponym was officially adopted September 8, 1975, by the

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, to honor Fulton Alexander McKirdy (1874–1960), an early settler in the Valemount area who staked the first homestead at the western base of the mountain along McKirdy Creek in 1906. Mount McKirdy from Valemount

Climate

Based on the

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, Mount McKirdy is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

References

External links

* Mount McKirdy
weather forecast
* Fulton McKirdy (photo and biography)
Spiralroad.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:McKirdy Canadian Rockies Two-thousanders of British Columbia Cariboo Land District

Description

Etymology

Climate

See also

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