Uto Peak

Uto Peak
Uto Peak centered between Mount Sir Donald (left), and Avalanche Mountain (right)
Highest point
Elevation2,927 m (9,603 ft)
Prominence381 m (1,250 ft)
Parent peakMount Sir Donald
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°16′20″N 117°26′25″W / 51.27222°N 117.44028°W / 51.27222; -117.44028
Geography
Uto Peak is located in British Columbia
Uto Peak
Uto Peak
Location within British Columbia
Country
Canada
Province
British Columbia
District
Kootenay Land District
Parent rangeSelkirk Mountains
Topo mapNTS 82N6 Blaeberry
Climbing
First ascent1890 by Emil Huber and Karl Sulzer

Uto Peak is a mountain immediately north of Mount Sir Donald in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It was first climbed in 1890 by Emil Huber and Carl Sulzer.

The mountain is named for the Uto section of the Swiss Alpine Club, which counted Huber and Sulzer amongst its members. The Uto section is in turn named after a historic name for the Uetliberg mountain that overlooks the city of Zürich in Switzerland.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into the Illecillewaet River, or east into the Beaver River.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Uto Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
  2. ↑ "Uto Peak". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO). Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  3. ↑ "Uto Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  4. ↑ "Uto Section website". Retrieved 2009-01-03.
  5. ↑ 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.