Mount English is a 2,680-metre (8,793-foot) mountain summit located in the Gold Range of the Monashee Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.[1] Situated 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Revelstoke, this peak is visible from the Trans-Canada Highway and Revelstoke Mountain Resort ski slopes. Neighbors include Mount Macpherson 8 km (5.0 mi) to the northeast, Mount Tilley 5 km (3.1 mi) to the east, and Mount Begbie is 8 km (5.0 mi) to the east.[3] Precipitation runoff from Mount English drains into tributaries of the Eagle River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,540 meters (5,052 ft) above Wap Creek in 3 km (1.9 mi).

Etymology

Mount English was named to remember George Melville English (1918–1943), a Canadian Army Sergeant from Revelstoke.[4] He served with the Royal Canadian Artillery, but he died September 15, 1943, age 24, in an automobile accident.[1] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted April 29, 1965, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount English is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Despite the modest elevation, the climate supports an unnamed glacier on the northeast slope.

  • Distant view of west side of Mount English seen from Sun Peaks Resort
    Distant view of west side of Mount English seen from Sun Peaks Resort
  • Left to right: Mts. Begbie, Tilley, English, Macpherson
    Left to right: Mts. Begbie, Tilley, English, Macpherson

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), "Canadian Mountain Place Names", Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765794, p. 89.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount English, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mount Englishn". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  4. ^ "Mount English". BC Geographical Names.
  5. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
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