Mount Hurd
Mountain in British Columbia, Canada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Hurd is a mountain in the Ottertail Range of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. It was named after Major Marshall Farnam Hurd (1823-1903) a Canadian Pacific Railway engineer and explorer.[5] It was featured on a 1928 Canada Post 10¢ stamp based on a painting by Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith.
Prominence355 m (1,165 ft)[1][2]
| Mount Hurd | |
|---|---|
Mt. Vaux centered with Mt. Hurd furthest right in this view from Emerald Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,000 m (9,800 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 355 m (1,165 ft)[1][2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Vaux[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 51°17′06″N 116°32′11″W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Hurd Location in British Columbia  Mount Hurd Location in Canada | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Kootenay Land District |
| Protected area | Yoho National Park |
| Parent range | |
| Topo map | NTS 82N7 Golden[3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1948 Mr. and Mrs. E. Cromwell[4] |
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Hurd is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Hurd drains into tributaries of the Kicking Horse River which is a tributary of the Columbia River.
