- This page is for the mountain. For the Regional District, see Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia
| Mount Waddington | |
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 Mount Waddington (far background, center) viewed from a distance |
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| Elevation | 4,019 metres (13,186 ft)[1] |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Range | Waddington Range |
| Prominence | 3,289 m (10,791 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Topo map | NTS 92N/06 |
| First ascent | 1936 by Fritz Wiessner and William House |
| Easiest route | Rock/ice climb |
Mount Waddington, once known as Mystery Mountain, is the highest peak in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. The Coast Mountains are a Mountain range of the Pacific Cordillera, running along the north western shore of the North American continent extending south British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It and the subrange which surround it, known as the Waddington Range, stand at the heart of the Pacific Ranges, which is to say it is in a remote and extremely difficult set of mountains and stupendous river valleys. The Waddington Range is a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. The Pacific Ranges are the southernmost subdivision of the Coast Mountains portion of the Pacific Cordillera.
It is not so far north as its extreme arctic-like conditions might indicate and Mount Waddington and its attendant peaks pose some of the most serious expedition mountaineering to be had in North America — and some of the most extreme relief and spectacular mountain scenery.
From Waddington's 13,000'-plus fang to sea level at the heads of Bute and Knight Inlets is only a few miles; across the 10,000 foot deep gorges of the Homathko and the Klinaklini Rivers stand mountains almost as high, and icefields even vaster and whiter, only a few aerial miles away, with a maw deeper than the Grand Canyon, comparable in relief to the Himalaya (to which the terrain of British Columbia was compared by colonial-era travellers). Bute Inlet is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast. Knight Inlet is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast, and the largest of the major inlets in the southern part of the Coast The Homathko River is one of the major rivers of the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia, and one of the few rivers that penetrates the range from the The Klinaklini River is one of the major rivers of the Pacific Ranges section of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia. The Grand Canyon
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History
In 1925, while on a trip to Mount Arrowsmith, Vancouver Island, Don and Phyllis Munday spotted what they believed to be a peak taller than Mount Robson, the then accepted tallest peak entirely within British Columbia. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mount Arrowsmith is the largest Mountain on southern Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is a large Island in British Columbia, Canada, one of several North American regions named after George Vancouver, the British Walter Alfred Don Munday (1890 – 1950 was a Canadian Explorer, naturalist and Mountaineer famous for his explorations of the Coast Mountains Phyllis B Munday CM (née James (born 1894 died 1990 was a Canadian Mountaineer, Explorer, naturalist and Humanitarian Mount Robson is the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. Mount Robson is located entirely within Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia, and British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C In the words of Don Munday "The compass showed the alluring peak stood along a line passing a little east of Bute Inlet and perhaps 150 miles away, where blank spaces on the map left ample room for many nameless mountains. Bute Inlet is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast. "[2] While there is some debate as to whether the peak they saw was indeed Mount Waddington (in fact Don Munday himself observed that the feat is impossible[3]), they almost certainly saw a peak in the Waddington Range, and this led the Mundays to explore that area, and discover the mountain in fact. The Waddington Range is a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia.
Over the next decade, the Mundays mounted several expeditions into the area in an attempt to climb it. Known to them as "The Mystery Mountain", in 1927 the height was measured at 13,260 feet (by triangulation)[2]; they reached the lower summit in 1928, deeming the main summit too risky. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On their recommendation the Canadian Geographic Board gave it the name Mount Waddington after Alfred Waddington who was a proponent of a road route, known as Waddington's Road, and again later the same for a railway, via the Homathko River valley and Bute Inlet, which would connect to Vancouver Island via Seymour Narrows. Alfred Penderell Waddington was born in 1801 in the Brompton Kensington district of London England. The Canadian Pacific Survey or Canadian Pacific Railway Survey consisted of a large number of distinct geographical surveys conducted during the 1870s and The Homathko River is one of the major rivers of the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia, and one of the few rivers that penetrates the range from the Bute Inlet is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast. Seymour Narrows is a 5 km (3 mile section of the Discovery Passage in British Columbia known for strong tidal currents
Mount Waddington is the namesake of the Mount Waddington Regional District, which takes in the seaward slope of the Waddington Range and the adjoining coastline and parts of northern Vancouver Island adjacent to Queen Charlotte Strait. Queen Charlotte Strait is a Strait between Vancouver Island and the Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.
Precipitation and weather
The Waddington Range massif is known for fierce as well as unpredictable weather, located as it is at the brunt of the warm, wet winds that soak the British Columbia Coast, of which it is the highest point. The Waddington Range is a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. Precipitation levels in the area of the peak are among the highest in the Coast Range. A Coastal range is any range of mountains forming a coastline
Access
To reach Mount Waddington, one could take a long approach originating from Vancouver, with the bulk of the journey comprising of a long boat ride through the Strait of Georgia and the Knight Inlet, taking up to three days. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal The Strait of Georgia or the Georgia Strait (also known as the Gulf of Georgia) is a Strait between Vancouver Island (as well as its nearby Knight Inlet is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast, and the largest of the major inlets in the southern part of the Coast A shorter water approach from Port McNeill, British Columbia, a northern community of Vancouver Island accessible by scheduled daily air connections and/or road from Victoria, reducing the water journey to less than a day may be undertaken.
Alternately trails and rough roads do exist from the Chilcotin side of the range, and may be accessed via BC Highway 20, from Williams Lake, departing from the main route to Bella Coola at Tatla Lake to connect to the Homathko River and up a side creek or glacier from there. The Chilcotin District (tʃɪlˈkoʊtɪn of British Columbia is usually known simply as "the Chilcotin", and also in speech commonly as "the Chilcotin Williams Lake also known as BC's Stampede Capital and colloquially as "Billy's Puddle", is a city in British Columbia, Bella Coola is a community of approximately 600 at the western extremity of the Bella Coola valley The Homathko River is one of the major rivers of the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia, and one of the few rivers that penetrates the range from the This inland route is also the access route for the neighbouring Niut and Pantheon Ranges. Niut Range is 3600 km² (c 1390 sq mi in area It is a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, although in some classifications The Pantheon Range is a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia.
Mount Waddington is a popular destination among mountain climbers since it is the highest peak in the Coast Mountains and a challenging climb. It has been compared to Mont Blanc's structure. Mont Blanc Massif The Mont Blanc ( French for white mountain) or Monte Bianco ( Italian 'White Mountain' also
See also
Notes
References
- Munday, Don (1993). See also Geography of Canada, Mountain peaks of North America This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of Canada See also Geography of North America This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks located on the Continent of North America Franklin Glacier Volcano is an eroded Caldera complex in the Franklin Glacier area on the southwest flank of the Waddington Massif of the Pacific Walter Alfred Don Munday (1890 – 1950 was a Canadian Explorer, naturalist and Mountaineer famous for his explorations of the Coast Mountains The Unknown Mountain. Coyote Books. ISBN 0-9692457-4-2.
- Fairley, Bruce (1994). The Canadian Mountaineering Anthology. Lone Pine. ISBN 1-55105-041-2.
External links
- Mount Waddington on Peakware. com
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