Mount Sam
East-northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation2,871 m (9,419 ft)[1][2]
Prominence443 m (1,453 ft)[3]
Parent peakOctopus Mountain (2,932 m)[3]
Isolation2.25 km (1.40 mi)[3]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°52′49″N 115°48′33″W / 50.88028°N 115.80917°W / 50.88028; -115.80917[4]
Naming
EtymologyPeter M. Sam
Geography
Mount Sam is located in British Columbia
Mount Sam
Mount Sam
Location of Mount Sam in British Columbia
Mount Sam is located in Canada
Mount Sam
Mount Sam
Mount Sam (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District[5]
Protected areaMount Assiniboine Provincial Park
Parent rangeMitchell Range[3]
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[4]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary rock

Mount Sam is a 2,871-metre (9,419-foot) mountain summit located in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Mount Sam is situated 12 km (7.5 mi) west of the Continental Divide and is part of the Mitchell Range which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies.[3] Precipitation runoff from the peak's east slope drains into the Mitchell River via Companion Creek and the west slope drains into Lachine Creek which is a tributary of the Simpson River. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 1,170 metres (3,839 ft) above Lachine Creek in 3 km (1.9 mi) and 1,200 metres (3,937 ft) above the Mitchell River in 4 km (2.5 mi).

Etymology

The mountain was named in remembrance of Army Private Peter Martin Sam, Royal Canadian Artillery, of Athalmer who was killed in action on April 21, 1941, age 20, during World War II.[2] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on October 12, 1966, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]

L→R: Mount Watson, Mount Sam, Mount Selkirk, Octopus Mountain, Indian Peak

Geology

Mount Sam is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Sam is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), "Canadian Mountain Place Names", Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765794, p. 220.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Sam". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mount Sam, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mount Sam". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  5. ↑ "Mount Sam". BC Geographical Names.
  6. ↑ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  7. ↑ 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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