Mount Nemo is a
summit
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The term (mountain top) is generally used only for ...
in
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
, Canada.
Description
Mount Nemo is located in the
Battle Range 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 ...
.
[ The remote peak is set approximately south of Glacier National Park and north of ]Nautilus Mountain
Nautilus Mountain is a summit in British Columbia, Canada.
Description
Nautilus Mountain is located in the Battle Range of the Selkirk Mountains. The remote peak is set approximately south of Glacier National Park and the nearest higher peak ...
. Precipitation runoff from Nemo drains into tributaries of the Duncan River. Mount Nemo is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation. Topographic relief
Terrain (), alternatively relief or topographical relief, is the dimension and shape of a given surface of land. In physical geography, terrain is the lay of the land. This is usually expressed in terms of the elevation, slope, and orientati ...
is significant as the summit rises 1,800 meters (5,905 ft) above the Duncan River in .
History
The mountain was named by Sterling B. Hendricks in 1947 for Captain Nemo
Captain Nemo (; also known as Prince Dakkar) is a character created by the French novelist Jules Verne (1828–1905). Nemo appears in two of Verne's science-fiction books, ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' (1870) and '' The Mysterious Is ...
, the fictional character in Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet and playwright.
His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraor ...
's 1870 novel ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' () is a science fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may inclu ...
''.Geographical Names Board of Canada
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.[
The ]first ascent
In mountaineering and climbing, a first ascent (abbreviated to FA in climbing guidebook, guide books), is the first successful documented climb to the top of a mountain or the top of a particular climbing route. Early 20th-century mountaineers a ...
of the summit was made on July 18, 1959, by Samuel Silverstein, Douglas Anger and Fenwick Riley.[Samuel Silverstein (1960), ''Battle Range, Southern Selkirks'', Americanalpineclub.org](_blank)
/ref>[''The Canadian Alpine Journal'' Volume 43, (1960), Publisher: Alpine Club of Canada]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
, Mount Nemo is located in a subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of ...
zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.
See also
*Geography of British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada, bordered by the Pacific Ocean. With an area of it is Canada's third-largest province. The province is almost four times the size of the United Kingdom and larger than every United Sta ...
*
References
External links
* Mount Nemo
Weather forecast
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Three-thousanders of British Columbia
Selkirk Mountains
Kootenay Land District