Mount Hurd
Mount Hurd is a mountain in the Ottertail Range of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. It was named after Major Marshall Farnam Hurd (1823-1903) a Canadian Pacific Railway engineer and explorer. It was featured on a 1928 Canada Post 10¢ stamp based on a painting by Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Hurd is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Hurd drains into tributaries of the Kicking Horse River which is a tributary of the Columbia River.
See also
References
- ^ "Mount Hurd, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ "Mount Hurd". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "Mount Hurd". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "Mount Hurd". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
- Parks Canada web site: Yoho National Park
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