Black Prince Mountain is a mountain summit located in the
Valhalla Ranges
The Valhalla Ranges are a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada
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of the
Selkirk Mountains
The Selkirk Mountains are a mountain range spanning the northern portion of the Idaho Panhandle, eastern Washington, and southeastern British Columbia which are part of a larger grouping of mountains, the Columbia Mountains. They begin at Mic ...
in southeast
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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. It is situated in western
Valhalla Provincial Park, west-northwest of
Lucifer Peak, west of
Slocan Lake
Slocan Lake is a lake in the Slocan Valley of the West Kootenay region of the Southeastern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. With an area of it has a maximum depth of . It is fed by Bonanza Creek and drained by the Slocan River.
In 1947 ...
, and west-northwest of
Slocan. This peak's name refers to the
Prince of Darkness and has not been officially adopted.
[ The peak is located in Devils Range, which is a subrange of the Valhallas. The names of the peaks of this small compact range have a devil-related theme: Lucifer Peak, Mount Mephistopheles, Devils Dome, Mount Diablo, Satan Peak, Devils Spire, and Devils Couch.
Based on the ]Köppen climate classification
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, Black Prince Mountain has a subarctic climate
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with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[
]
See also
*Geography of British Columbia
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References
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External links
* Weather forecast
Lucifer Peak
Two-thousanders of British Columbia
Selkirk Mountains