Devils Couch
Devils Couch, southeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation2,749 m (9,019 ft)[1]
Prominence299 m (981 ft)[1]
Parent peakDevils Dome (2769 m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates49°50′01″N 117°39′02″W / 49.83361°N 117.65056°W / 49.83361; -117.65056[2]
Geography
Devils Couch is located in British Columbia
Devils Couch
Devils Couch
Location of Devils Couch in British Columbia
Devils Couch is located in Canada
Devils Couch
Devils Couch
Devils Couch (Canada)
LocationValhalla Provincial Park
British Columbia, Canada
DistrictKootenay Land District
Parent rangeValhalla Ranges
Selkirk Mountains
Topo mapNTS 82F13 Burton[2]

Devils Couch is a 2,749-metre (9,019-foot) mountain summit located in the Valhalla Ranges of the Selkirk Mountains in southeast British Columbia, Canada. It is situated in Valhalla Provincial Park, 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Gladsheim Peak, 12 km (7.5 mi) west of Slocan Lake, and 15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Slocan. The mountain's descriptive name refers to its shape. It was first called "The Toboggan Slide" by early miners who arrived in the area in the 1890s. It was later called "King Tuts Couch" in the 1920s, coinciding with the archaeological discovery in Egypt.[3] This peak's current name was officially adopted July 22, 1964, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2] The peak is located in Devils Range, which is a compact subrange of the Valhallas. The names of the neighboring peaks have a devil-related theme: Black Prince Mountain, Lucifer Peak, Mount Mephistopheles, Devils Dome, Mount Diablo, Satan Peak, and Devils Spire.

Climate

Aerial view of the north aspect of Devils Couch

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Devils Couch has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Gwillim Creek and Evans Creek, both tributaries of the Slocan River.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Devils Couch (King Tuts Throne)". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  2. 1 2 3 "Devils Couch". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  3. ↑ "Devils Couch". BC Geographical Names.
  4. ↑ 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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