Yak Peak
Yak Peak from Needle Peak
Highest point
Elevation2,039 m (6,690 ft)[1]
Prominence500 m (1,600 ft)[1]
Parent peakVicuna Peak (2126 m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates49°36′24″N 121°06′19″W / 49.60667°N 121.10528°W / 49.60667; -121.10528[2]
Geography
DistrictYale Division Yale Land District
Parent rangeNorth Cascades
Topo mapNTS 92H11 Spuzzum[2]
Climbing
First ascentPossibly C.E. Cairnes or George Dawson c. 1906[1]
Easiest routeScramble via the NE Ridge

Yak Peak is a granite summit located adjacent the Coquihalla Highway in British Columbia north of Hope.[2] The mountain lies less than one km from a highway rest area, and is easily visible from a long stretch of the highway just south of the summit. It is known for some fine granite rock climbing routes, notably Yak Crack. Other mountains in the same group, usually known as the Anderson River Group or as the Coquihalla Range, are named after other similar animals, such as Thar Peak and Guanaco Peak.

The north aspect of Yak Peak, with Nak Peak in upper left

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Yak Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[3] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Cascade Range where they are forced upward by the range, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Cascade 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. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing Yak Peak.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Yak Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
  2. 1 2 3 "Yak Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  3. ↑ 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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