Mount Forde (Fairweather Range)
The mountain was named by the Geographical Names Board of Canada on December 4, 1928 for John Preston Forde, a surveyor and engineer with the Public Works Department of the Dominion of Canada, who visited Tarr Inlet in 1925 and 1928 to measure glacial recession. He was also the vice-president of the Alpine Club of Canada from 1910 through 1914, having made many ascents in the Canadian Rockies, Selkirk Mountains, and Coast Ranges. The mountain's name was officially approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names on January 9, 1929. Mount Forde can be seen from Tarr Inlet which is a popular destination for cruise ships. The months May through June offer the most favorable weather for viewing.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Forde has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports small hanging glaciers on its slopes as well as the larger Margerie Glacier to the south and Ferris Glacier to the north. Precipitation runoff and meltwater from its glaciers drains into Glacier Bay Basin.
Gallery
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Margerie Glacier with Mount Forde
See also
- List of Boundary Peaks of the Alaska–British Columbia/Yukon border
- Geography of Alaska
- Geography of British Columbia
References
- ^ "Mount Forde, Alaska/British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- ^ "Mount Forde". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- ^ "Mount Forde". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- ^ "Mount Forde". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- ^ "Mount Forde". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Weather forecast: Mount Forde