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Coordinates: 49°47′13″N 122°52′45″W / 49.78694°N 122.87917°W / 49.78694; -122.87917
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Darling Peak
South aspect
Highest point
Elevation2,310 m (7,580 ft)[1]
Prominence142 m (466 ft)[1]
Parent peakMamquam Mountain (2,588m)[1]
Isolation0.926 km (0.575 mi)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates49°47′13″N 122°52′45″W / 49.78694°N 122.87917°W / 49.78694; -122.87917[2]
Geography
Darling Peak is located in British Columbia
Darling Peak
Darling Peak
Location in British Columbia
Darling Peak is located in Canada
Darling Peak
Darling Peak
Darling Peak (Canada)
Map
Interactive map of Darling Peak
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictNew Westminster Land District
Protected areaGaribaldi Provincial Park
Parent rangeGaribaldi Ranges
Coast Mountains
Topo mapNTS 92G15 Mamquam Mountain[2]

Darling Peak is a 2,310-metre (7,580-foot) mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

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Darling Peak is set within Garibaldi Provincial Park and is part of the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains.[1] It is situated along the western edge of the Mamquam Icefield, 55 km (34 mi) north of Vancouver and 2.5 km (2 mi) northwest of line parent Mamquam Mountain. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains to Skookum Creek, thence Mamquam River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 900 meters (2,953 feet) above Skookum Creek in four kilometers (2.5 miles).

Etymology

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The landform was named by the Garibaldi Park Board (circa 1928) after Basil S. Darling (1885–1962), a pioneering climber in the area.[3] He was born in Toronto; went to Vancouver in 1908; relocated to Toronto in 1916; and retired to Victoria in 1926. Basil Darling is credited with the first ascents of Cathedral Mountain (1908), Sky Pilot Mountain (1910), Mount Tantalus (1911), Atwell Peak (1911), Serratus Mountain (1911), Golden Ears (1911), Alpha Mountain (1914), Lydia Mountain (1914), and The Red Tusk (1914).[4]

The landform's toponym was officially adopted September 2, 1930, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Darling Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[5] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Tyee Glacier on the north slope and the Mamquam Icefield on the east side.

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  • Below the south side of Darling Peak
    Below the south side of Darling Peak
  • Darling Peak (left) and Delusion Peak/Mamquam Mountain (right)
    Darling Peak (left) and Delusion Peak/Mamquam Mountain (right)
  • Darling Peak (left) and Delusion SW1 (right) seen from Elfin Lakes
    Darling Peak (left) and Delusion SW1 (right) seen from Elfin Lakes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Darling Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  2. ^ a b c "Darling Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  3. ^ "Darling Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  4. ^ Chic Scott (2000), Pushing the Limits, The Story of Canadian Mountaineering, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 0-921102-59-3, p. 79.
  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. ISSN 1027-5606.
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