Mount English | |
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![]() Northwest aspect, from Griffin Lake | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,680 m (8,793 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 578 m (1,896 ft) [2] |
Parent peak | Mount Tilley (2,649 m) [2] |
Isolation | 5.15 km (3.20 mi) [2] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 50°53′22″N 118°22′26″W / 50.88944°N 118.37389°W [3] |
Naming | |
Etymology | George Melville English |
Geography | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
District | Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
Parent range |
Gold Range
[1] Monashee Mountains |
Topo map | NTS 82L16 Revelstoke [3] |
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).
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]
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.