Talchako Mountain
The north face is composed of steep rock and snow with a glacier and the south portion of the mountain is composed of rock gullies and snow. The east face has an impressive relief of 1000 or more meters of technical terrain.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Talchako Mountain is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
See also
References
- ^ "Talchako Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Talchako Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Talchako Mountain from Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ Ray Borbon (2005). "The Northeast Ridge route is 1000 meters long when the technical portions of the east face are longer than the ridge". americanalpineclub.org. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ 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. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
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Gallery
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Talchako Mountain (left) and Horribilis Peak (right) seen from Junker Lake
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Talchako NE Ridge