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Mount Mummery is a 3,328-metre (10,919 ft) glaciated double summit mountain located in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. It is the highest point in the Mummery Group, and fourth-highest in the Freshfield Icefield Ranges.[5] The mountain is situated 42 km (26 mi) north of Golden on the southern edge of the Freshfield Icefield, in the Blaeberry Valley, less than 4 km (2.5 mi) from the Continental Divide. The mountain was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie after Albert F. Mummery (1855-1895), a famous British mountaineer who perished attempting to climb Nanga Parbat in the Himalayas.[1][6] Collie named many peaks in the Canadian Rockies, and was a climbing companion who accompanied Mummery on the Nanga Parbat expedition. Around the same time, nearby Nanga Parbat Mountain was also named by Collie.[7] Mount Mummery's name was officially adopted March 31, 1924, when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4] The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1906 by I. Tucker Burr Jr, Samuel Cabot Jr, W. Rodman Peabody, Robert Walcott, with guides Gottfried Feuz and Christian Kaufmann.[1]

Mount Mummery
Mount Mummery, east aspect
Highest point
Elevation	3,328 m (10,919 ft)[1][2]
Prominence	481 m (1,578 ft)[3]
Parent peak	Mount Barnard (3339 m)
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°39′53″N 116°51′00″W[4]
Geography
Mount Mummery Location in British Columbia Show map of British Columbia Mount Mummery Mount Mummery (Canada) Show map of Canada
Location	British Columbia, Canada
District	Kootenay Land District
Parent range	Freshfield Icefield Ranges Park Ranges[5] Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[4]
Geology
Age of rock	Cambrian
Type of rock	Sedimentary
Climbing
First ascent	1906

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Mummery is located in a subarctic climate zone 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 the mountain and meltwater from the Mummery Glacier drains into Blaeberry River and Waitabit Creek, which are both tributaries of the Columbia River.

See also

• Geology of the Rocky Mountains
• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies

References

External links

• Weather: Mount Mummery

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