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Coordinates: 49°52′40″N 122°42′14″W / 49.87778°N 122.70389°W

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Mount Pitt
Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation	2,487 m (8,159 ft)^[1]
Prominence	1,057 m (3,468 ft)^[2]
Isolation	9.04 km (5.62 mi)^[2]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	49°52′40″N 122°42′14″W / 49.87778°N 122.70389°W / 49.87778; -122.70389^[3]
Naming
Etymology	William Pitt the Younger
Geography
Mount Pitt Location in British Columbia Show map of British Columbia Mount Pitt Mount Pitt (Canada) Show map of Canada

Interactive map of Mount Pitt
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	New Westminster Land District^[4]
Protected area	Garibaldi Provincial Park
Parent range	Coast Mountains McBride Range^[2]
Topo map	NTS 92G15 Mamquam Mountain
Climbing
First ascent	1938, Jenkins brothers

Mount Pitt is a 2,487-metre (8,159-foot) summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Mount Pitt is located in the McBride Range of the Coast Mountains, and 32 kilometres (20 mi) southeast of Whistler in Garibaldi Provincial Park. The remote peak is the fourth-highest point of the McBride Range and 37th-highest peak within the park.^[2]^[1] Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from this mountain's north and east slopes drains to the Lillooet River via Tuwasus Creek, whereas the south and west slopes drain to the Pitt River. Mount Pitt is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 1,487 metres (4,880 ft) above Tuwasus Creek in three kilometres (1.9 mi) and the west aspect rises approximately 1,200 metres (3,937 ft) in 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi). This mountain is located near the head of Pitt River, which is named after William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806), and the mountain's toponym was officially adopted August 14, 1952, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Pitt is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.^[5] Weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean move 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 snow. As a result, the Coast 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. This climate supports the Solitude Glacier on the east slopes. The months of July and August offer the most favorable weather for climbing Mount Pitt.

References

^ ^a ^b "Mount Pitt, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2024-04-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Mount Pitt, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
^ "Mount Pitt". BC Geographical Names.
^ ^a ^b "Mount Pitt". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
^ 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.

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Weather: Mount Pitt

Places adjacent to Mount Pitt

The Lecture Cutters

Mount Sir Richard

Tuwasus Creek

Mount Pitt

Roller Coaster Ridge

Pitt River

Rain God Mountain

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