Mount Huber is a 3,348-metre (10,984-foot) summit located two kilometres east of Lake O'Hara in the Bow Range of Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Victoria, 1.0 km (0.62 mi) to the north-northeast on the Continental Divide.[3] Mount Huber is a secondary summit of Mount Victoria.[2]
| Mount Huber | |
|---|---|
 Mount Huber, southwest aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,348 m (10,984 ft)[1][note 1] |
| Prominence | 158 m (518 ft)[3] |
| Parent peak | Mount Victoria (3464 m)[3] |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 51°22′13″N 116°18′44″W / 51.37028°N 116.31222°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Huber Location in British Columbia  Mount Huber Location in Canada | |
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| Interactive map of Mount Huber | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Kootenay Land District[5] |
Protected area | Yoho National Park[5] |
| Parent range | Bow Range → Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[4][5] |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cambrian |
| Rock type | Limestone |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1903 George Collier, E. Tewes, Christian Bohren, Christian Kaufmann[6] |
| Easiest route | Scrambling class 4 |
History
editNamed in 1903 by Samuel Allen for Emil Huber, a Swiss climber, who, with Carl Sulzer, were first to climb Mount Sir Donald in the Selkirk Mountains.[3] The first ascent of Mount Huber was made in 1903 by George Collier, E. Tewes, Christian Bohren, and Christian Kaufmann.[6][7] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1924 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]
Geology
editMount Huber is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[8] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[9]
Climate
editBased on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Huber is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[10] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). Precipitation runoff from Mount Huber drains into tributaries of the Kicking Horse River which is a tributary of the Columbia River.
Gallery
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Mount Huber seen above Lake O'Hara
Mount Huber seen from Shaffer Lake
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Mount Huber, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com.
- 1 2 "Topographic map of Mount Huber". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- 1 2 3 4 "Mount Huber". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- 1 2 3 "Mount Huber". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- 1 2 3 "Mount Huber". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO). Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- 1 2 "North America, Canada, British Columbia, Mt. Huber". Climbs And Expeditions. American Alpine Journal. 5 (1). American Alpine Club: 151. 1943. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ "Mount Huber". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
- ↑ Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- ↑ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
- ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- Notes
External links
edit- Parks Canada web site: Yoho National Park
- Weather forecast: Mount Huber