Wedgwood Peak

Mountain in the country of Canada
Wedgwood Peak is located in British Columbia
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Wedgwood Peak is located in Canada
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CountryCanadaProvinceBritish ColumbiaProtected areaMount Assiniboine Provincial ParkParent rangePark Ranges ← Canadian RockiesTopo mapNTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[2]GeologyAge of rockCambrianType of rocksedimentary rockClimbingFirst ascent1910 T.G. Longstaff, Katherine Longstaff, Rudolph Aemmer[1]

Wedgwood Peak is a 3,024-metre (9,921-foot) mountain summit located in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Assiniboine, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the south.[1] The mountain is situated northwest of Lake Magog and 1.0 km (0.62 mi) south of Sunburst Peaks.


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.[3]

The mountain was named in 1918 by Katherine Longstaff Wedgwood for Arthur Felix Wedgwood (1877–1917), her late husband who was killed in World War I.[3] Arthur Felix Wedgwood was also a fifth-generation descendant of Josiah Wedgwood.[4]

First recognized as Mount Wedgwood in 1924, the mountain's present name Wedgwood Peak became official on March 31, 1966 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2][5]

Lake Magog reflections of Mount Magog (left), Mt. Assiniboine (center), Wedgwood Peak (right)

Geology

Wedgwood Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Wedgwood Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Wedgwood Peak drains west into Wedgwood Creek which is a tributary of the Mitchell River, or east into Lake Magog .

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Wedgewood Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  2. ^ a b c "Wedgwood Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  3. ^ a b "Wedgwood Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  4. ^ W., Boles, Glen (2006). Canadian mountain place names : the Rockies and Columbia Mountains. Laurilla, Roger W., 1959-, Putnam, William Lowell., Putnam, William Lowell. Place names of the Canadian Alps. Calgary, Alta.: Rocky Mountain Books. ISBN 9781894765794. OCLC 244770225.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Wedgwood Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  6. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  7. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

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