Mount Swanzy is a mountain summit located in
Glacier National Park in 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 ...
of
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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. Mount Swanzy is surrounded by ice including the Bonney Glacier, Clarke Glacier, and Swanzy Glacier. Its nearest higher peak is
Mount Bonney, to the west.
History
The mountain was named in 1895 by Messrs.
Abbot
Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the head of an independent monastery for men in various Western Christian traditions. The name is derived from ''abba'', the Aramaic form of the Hebrew ''ab'', and means "father". The female equivale ...
,
Fay, and Thompson, for the
Reverend
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Henry Swanzy, who with the Reverend
William Spotswood Green
William Spotswood Green (10 September 1847 – 22 April 1919) was an Irish naturalist, who specialised in marine biology.
Born at Youghal and educated at Trinity College Dublin,Fallon, N.: ''The Armada in Ireland'', Wesleyan University Pr ...
introduced the world to the Selkirk Mountains following their 1888 first ascents of
Mount Bonney and others.
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 mountain was made in 1900 by
Arthur Michael
Arthur Michael (August 7, 1853 – February 8, 1942) was an American organic chemist who is best known for the Michael reaction.
Life
Arthur Michael was born into a wealthy family in Buffalo, New York on August 7, 1853, the son of John and Clara ...
, Sydney Spencer, Edouard Feuz Sr, and Friedrich Michel.
[
The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1932 when approved by the ]Geographical Names Board of Canada
The Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) is a national committee with a secretariat in Natural Resources Canada, part of the Government of Canada, which authorizes the names used and name changes on official federal government maps of Canad ...
.[
]
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 Swanzy 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.meltwater
Meltwater (or melt water) is water released by the melting of snow or ice, including glaciers, glacial ice, tabular icebergs and ice shelf, ice shelves over oceans. Meltwater is often found during early spring (season), spring when snow packs a ...
from the surrounding glaciers drains north into the 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,[Incomappleux River
The Incomappleux River is in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. Entering the Beaton Arm of Upper Arrow Lake, the river is a major tributary of the Columbia River. The upper reaches of the Incomappleux valley are home ...]
.
Gallery
Swanzy summit.jpg, Mount Swanzy
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
* Weather
Mount Swanzy
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Two-thousanders of British Columbia
Selkirk Mountains
Glacier National Park (Canada)
Columbia Country
Kootenay Land District