Mount Arrowsmith (Vancouver Island Ranges)

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Mount Arrowsmith
Mount Arrowsmith seen from the west

Mount Arrowsmith seen from the west

height 1819  m
location British Columbia ( Canada )
Mountains Vancouver Island Ranges
Dominance 65.11 km →  The Red Pillar
Notch height 1419 m ↓  Lacy Lake (400 m)
Coordinates 49 ° 13 '25 "  N , 124 ° 35' 40"  W Coordinates: 49 ° 13 '25 "  N , 124 ° 35' 40"  W.
Mount Arrowsmith (Vancouver Island Ranges) (British Columbia)
Mount Arrowsmith (Vancouver Island Ranges)
rock basalt
Age of the rock Triad
First ascent 1887
particularities Core region of a UNESCO biosphere reserve
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The Mount Arrowsmith is a mountain in the Canadian province of British Columbia .

Located in the Vancouver Island Ranges , the mountain is about 15 km east of Port Alberni on Vancouver Island . Around the mountain is the approximately 1,300 hectare Mount Arrowsmith Massif Regional Park , which was founded in November 2008 and to the north is adjacent to the 607 hectare Mount Arrowsmith Regional Park (formerly Mount Arrowsmith Regional Ski Park ), founded in 1972 . The mountain also forms the core region of a roughly 1,200 square kilometer UNESCO biosphere reserve , which in addition to around 800 square kilometers of land also includes 400 square kilometers of coastline on the Strait of Georgia .

In the language of the coastal Salish , the mountain is called Kulth-ka-choolth , which can be translated as jagged face .

history

The mountain was probably formed at the end of the Triassic .

In "white" historiography, the history of Mount Arrowsmith begins with its name in 1853 by the English. Naval Officer George Henry Richards . The mountain is named after the English cartographers Aaron Arrowsmith and his nephew John Arrowsmith .

The first described ascent took place in 1887 by the English botanist John Macoun and three companions.

Flora and fauna

The flora and fauna are in accordance with the alpine tundra. According to the climate on the Canadian west coast, the summers are moderate, the winters are very mild but snowy. Therefore the mountain is almost permanently covered by snow.

The tree growth in the lower elevations corresponds to the Coastal Douglas-fir zone in which the mountain lies. In addition to the Douglas firs and coastal firs that are typical there, purple firs and mountain hemlocks dominate in higher elevations . There is a narrow, treeless section at an altitude of around 1,300 meters.

The park is home to a large population of golden eagles . Even black bears and cougars live in the area, as well as mule deer and elk . There were also populations of the endangered Vancouver marmot . There are also three subspecies of the garter snake . The area is also home to countless species of birds, such as the white-tailed ptarmigan , the blue -tailed jay , the titmouse and the gray thrush .

Web links

Commons : Mount Arrowsmith  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://mountainclubs.org/programs/recreation-and-conservation/vancouver-island/mount-arrowsmith-regional-park/
  2. ↑ Nomination Document of Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve ( Memento of the original from March 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 698 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / mabr.ca
  3. ^ Walbran, John T. British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history. Ottawa, 1909
  4. ^ Andrew Scott: The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names: A Complete Reference to Coastal British Columbia . Harbor Publishing, Madeira Park, BC October 2009, p. 404 (English).
  5. ^ Ecosystems of British Columbia