Wrong Peak is a

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, Canada.

Description

Wrong Peak is located in the

Battle Range The Battle Range is a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located between Incomappleux River and Duncan River south of Battle Brook. It is named in association with Battle Brook ...

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 southwest 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 ...

and the nearest higher neighbor is Scylla Mountain, to the west-northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north to Houston Creek and south to Westfall River, which are both tributaries of the Duncan River. Wrong Peak 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 1,400 meters (4,593 ft) above the Westfall River in .

History

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 in 1959 by Samuel Silverstein and party.Samuel Silverstein (1960), ''Battle Range, Southern Selkirks'', Americanalpineclub.org
/ref> The peak was named in 1962 in association with the Wrong Glacier. The glacier is so named because a food cache was mistakenly air dropped here instead of the intended destination, Houston Glacier, which is five kilometers further northwest. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on September 14, 1967, by the

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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 ...

, Wrong Peak 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. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Wrong Glacier on the north slope of the peak and a small unnamed glacier on the east slope.

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