Catamount Peak is a mountain located in Glacier National Park in

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, Canada. Catamount Peak is part of the Hermit Range of the

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and is west of Rogers Pass. It is approximately midway between Revelstoke and Golden. Neighbors include

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, to the east, and

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, to the northeast. Precipitation

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from the mountain's south slope drains to

Illecillewaet River The Illecillewaet River is a tributary of the Columbia River located in British Columbia, Canada. Fed by the Illecillewaet Glacier in Glacier National Park, the river flows approximately to the southwest,Beaver River via Ursus Creek.

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is significant as the summit rises 1,230 metres (4,035 ft) above Ursus Creek in and 930 m (3,051 ft) above Cougar Brook in . This peak is visible from the

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Etymology

Catamount Peak was so named by a Dominion Topographic Survey party that made the

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of this peak in 1902, in keeping with the wildcat naming theme of nearby peaks such as Cougar Mountain and Bagheera Mountain. "Catamount" is shortened from the 17th-century "cat-of-the-mountain", and is synonymous with cougar, mountain lion, or any variety of wild cat. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on March 31, 1917, by the

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Climate

Based on the

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, Catamount Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

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Climate

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