Mount Arthur Meighen is a 3,205-metre (10,515-foot) mountain located in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada.[2] The mountain is south of the head of the McLennan River and immediately west of the town of Valemount, British Columbia.
| Mount Arthur Meighen | |
|---|---|
 Northeast aspect, aerial view | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,205 m (10,515 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 415 m (1,362 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Stanley Baldwin |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 52°48′11.9″N 119°33′11.9″W / 52.803306°N 119.553306°W |
| Geography | |
  Mount Arthur Meighen Location in Eastern British Columbia | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| District | Cariboo Land District |
| Parent range | Premier Range, Cariboo Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 83D13 Kiwa Creek |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1949 by Alex Faberge, Sterling Hendricks, Don Hubbard, Art Lembeck, Chris Scoredos, and Arnold Wexler[1] |
The name honours the ninth Prime Minister of Canada, Arthur Meighen, who held office for only fifteen months in 1920-1921 and three months in 1926. He died in 1960, thirty-six years after leaving office. The mountain was officially renamed after Meighen in 1962. Prior to that, it had been called "Carpé".[3]
Climate
editBased on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures in winter can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Mount Arthur Meighen". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2006-07-23.
- ^ "Mount Arthur Meighen Mountain Information". www.mountain-forecast.com. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ^ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 31. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- "Mount Arthur Meighen". Bivouac.com.
- British Columbia Government Information Sheet[permanent dead link] for Mount Arthur Meighen
- "Mount Arthur Meighen". BC Geographical Names.
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