Mount Hurd is a mountain in the Ottertail Range of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. It was named after Major Marshall Farnam Hurd (1823-1903) a Canadian Pacific Railway engineer and explorer.[4] It was featured on a 1928 Canada Post 10¢ stamp based on a painting by Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith.

Mount Hurd
Mt. Vaux centered with Mt. Hurd furthest right in this view from Emerald Lake
Highest point
Elevation3,000 m (9,800 ft)[1][2]
Prominence355 m (1,165 ft)[1][2]
Parent peakMount Vaux[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°17′06″N 116°32′11″W / 51.28500°N 116.53639°W / 51.28500; -116.53639[3]
Geography
Mount Hurd is located in British Columbia
Mount Hurd
Mount Hurd
Location in British Columbia
Mount Hurd is located in Canada
Mount Hurd
Mount Hurd
Mount Hurd (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District
Protected areaYoho National Park
Parent range
Topo mapNTS 82N7 Golden[3]

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Hurd is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Hurd drains into tributaries of the Kicking Horse River which is a tributary of the Columbia River.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mount Hurd, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Hurd". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Hurd". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  4. ^ "Mount Hurd". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  5. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
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