Mount Tilley is a 2,649-metre (8,691-foot) mountain summit located in the Gold Range of the Monashee Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. Situated west of the Columbia River and Upper Arrow Lake, this peak is visible from the Trans-Canada Highway, Revelstoke, and Revelstoke Mountain Resort ski area. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Begbie, 3 km (1.9 mi) to the east, with Tilley Lake set in the saddle between the two peaks.[2]
| Mount Tilley | |
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 Mount Tilley seen from Mt Revelstoke ski area | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,649 m (8,691 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 544 m (1,785 ft)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Begbie (2733 m)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 50°53′19″N 118°18′04″W / 50.88861°N 118.30111°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Tilley Location in British Columbia  Mount Tilley Location in Canada | |
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| Interactive map of Mount Tilley | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
District | Kootenay Land District[4] |
| Parent range | Monashee Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 82L16 Revelstoke [3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1968 Bruce Haggerstone, David P. Jones[2] |
| Easiest route | Scrambling class 4 East slope |
History
editMount Tilley was named for Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley (1818–1896), a Canadian politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation.[5] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1924 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada,[3] although this toponym had appeared in publications as early as 1887, if not earlier.[6] The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1968 by Bruce Haggerstone and David P. Jones.[2]
Climate
editBased on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Tilley is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Despite the modest elevation, the climate supports a small pocket glacier on the northeast face. Precipitation runoff from Mount Tilley drains north into Begbie Creek, a tributary of the Columbia River, or southwest into Wap Creek, a tributary of the Eagle River, which in turn is a tributary of the Fraser River.[1]
Gallery
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Left to right: Mts. Begbie, Tilley, English, Macpherson
Mt. Begbie (left) and Mt. Tilley (right)
References
edit- 1 2 "Mount Tilley, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mount Tilley". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
- 1 2 3 "Mount Tilley". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
- ↑ "Mount Tilley". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO). Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names: the Rockies and Columbia Mountains. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4. OCLC 244770225. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ "Sessional Papers Volume 7". First Session of the Sixth Parliament of the Dominion of Canada. Ottawa: Parliamentary Papers. 1887. p. 25. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ 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.
External links
edit- Weather: Mount Tilley
- Mt. Tilley photo: Flickr