Otter Mountain is a prominent 2,693-metre (8,835-foot) glaciated summit located in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated 16 kilometers (9.9 miles) northeast of Stewart, British Columbia, and the nearest higher peak is Mount Pattullo, 25.4 km (15.8 mi) to the north.[3] Otter ranks as the 23rd most topographically prominent summit of Canada. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,380 meters (7,810 feet) above Bitter Creek Valley in 5 kilometers (3.1 miles). This mountain's toponym was adopted as "Mount Otter" on 24 July 1945, and officially renamed Otter Mountain on 5 November 1953 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[5][1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into Bitter Creek which is a tributary of the Bear River, or east to Nelson Creek which is part of the Nass River drainage basin, and all ultimately finds its way to the Inside Passage.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Otter Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone of western North America.[6] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports several glaciers on Otter Mountain's western flank, the Bear River Glacier on the north aspect, and the Cambria Icefield to the east and south.
See also
Gallery
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Otter Mountain from the west. Cambria Peak furthest to the left, and Red Mountain Project (gold mine) visible to the right -
References
- ^ a b "Otter Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ American Geographical Society of New York. Department of Exploration and Field Research (1975), Alaska and adjacent Canada, Arctic Canada, North Atlantic Islands, Publisher: Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Technical Information Analysis Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, p. 22
- ^ a b "Otter Mountain, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ^ "Otter Mountain - 8,832' BC". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ^ a b c d "Otter Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.