Mount Huber is a 3,348-metre (10,984-foot) summit located two kilometres east of Lake O'Hara in the Bow Range of Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Victoria, 1.0 km (0.62 mi) to the north-northeast on the Continental Divide.[3] Mount Huber is a secondary summit of Mount Victoria.[2]
Mount Huber | |
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![]() Mount Huber seen above Lake O'Hara | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,348 m (10,984 ft)[1][note 1] |
Prominence | 158 m (518 ft)[3] |
Parent peak | Mount Victoria (3464 m)[3] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 51°22′13″N 116°18′44″W[4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Kootenay Land District |
Protected area | Yoho National Park |
Parent range | Bow Range → Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[4] |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Cambrian |
Type of rock | Limestone |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1903 George Collier, E. Tewes, Christian Bohren, Christian Kaufmann[3] |
Easiest route | Scrambling class 4 |
Named in 1903 by Samuel Allen for Emil Huber, a Swiss climber, who, with Carl Sulzer, were first to climb Mount Sir Donald in the Selkirk Mountains.[3] The first ascent of the Mount Huber was made in 1903 by George Collier, E. Tewes, Christian Bohren, and Christian Kaufmann.[5] The mountain's name became official in 1924 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]
Mount Huber is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[6] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[7]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Huber is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). Precipitation runoff from Mount Huber drains into tributaries of the Kicking Horse River which is a tributary of the Columbia River.
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