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Ogilvie Mountains - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 64°40′04″N 138°28′41″W / 64.66778°N 138.47806°W

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Ogilvie Mountains
Mountains in Tombstone Territorial Park
Highest point
Peak	Mount Frank Rae
Elevation	2,362 m (7,749 ft)
Coordinates	64°28′13″N 138°33′18″W / 64.47028°N 138.55500°W / 64.47028; -138.55500^[1]
Geography
Ogilvie Mountains
Country	Canada
Territories	Yukon
Range coordinates	64°40′04″N 138°28′41″W / 64.66778°N 138.47806°W / 64.66778; -138.47806^[2]
Parent range	Yukon Ranges
Topo map	NTS 116B9 North Fork Pass^[2]

The Ogilvie Mountains are a mountain range in the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada.

Geologically they are part of the Yukon Ranges, in the upper Laramide Belt of the North American Cordillera.

Geography

The range lies north of Dawson City, and is crossed by the Dempster Highway.

The area was first surveyed by William Ogilvie and the range subsequently named after him.

Sub-ranges

Nahoni Range

Peaks

The best known mountain peaks of the Ogilvie Mountains are located within Tombstone Territorial Park.^[3]

The highest mountain within the range is Mount Frank Rae, at 2,362 m (7,749 ft) in elevation.

The range's most familiar mountains, with their jagged granite peaks, are:^[4]

Mount Monolith of the Ogilvie Mountains, seen at dawn from Divide Lake, in Tombstone Territorial Park

Climate

Ogilvie River is a weather station near the Ogilvie Maintenance Compound in the northern Ogilvie Mountains, situated at an elevation of 597 m (1959 ft).^[5]

Climate data for Ogilvie River, Yukon, 1981-2006 normals, 1971-2008 extremes: 1959ft (597m)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	7 (44)	7 (44)	8 (46)	16 (61)	28 (82)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (87)	26 (79)	22 (72)	7 (45)	10 (50)	31 (88)
Mean maximum °C (°F)	−6.6 (20.2)	−1.3 (29.6)	1.4 (34.6)	10.2 (50.3)	19.9 (67.9)	26.2 (79.2)	26.4 (79.6)	24.8 (76.6)	18.1 (64.5)	7.8 (46.0)	−4.1 (24.6)	−2.7 (27.1)	27.7 (81.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−22.4 (−8.4)	−18.7 (−1.7)	−11.9 (10.6)	−0.2 (31.6)	10.4 (50.8)	18.8 (65.8)	20.0 (68.0)	16.6 (61.8)	9.2 (48.6)	−4.4 (24.0)	−18.3 (−1.0)	−19.9 (−3.9)	−1.7 (28.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−28.3 (−19.0)	−25.6 (−14.1)	−21.4 (−6.6)	−9.7 (14.6)	3.6 (38.4)	11.3 (52.4)	12.9 (55.2)	9.7 (49.4)	3.0 (37.4)	−9.9 (14.1)	−24.0 (−11.2)	−25.7 (−14.2)	−8.7 (16.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−35.5 (−31.9)	−33.3 (−28.0)	−30.9 (−23.6)	−18.7 (−1.7)	−3.2 (26.3)	4.1 (39.4)	5.8 (42.5)	2.7 (36.9)	−3.1 (26.4)	−15.2 (4.6)	−29.4 (−21.0)	−31.9 (−25.4)	−15.7 (3.7)
Mean minimum °C (°F)	−48.9 (−56.0)	−48.3 (−55.0)	−44.7 (−48.5)	−33.7 (−28.6)	−13.1 (8.4)	−1.7 (29.0)	0.0 (32.0)	−4.1 (24.6)	−10.7 (12.7)	−29.8 (−21.7)	−41.2 (−42.2)	−45.1 (−49.1)	−50.9 (−59.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−57 (−71)	−56 (−69)	−54 (−66)	−43 (−45)	−27 (−17)	−6 (21)	−3 (27)	−10 (14)	−25 (−13)	−42 (−44)	−51 (−59)	−53 (−63)	−57 (−71)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	14 (0.57)	14 (0.56)	9.9 (0.39)	7.9 (0.31)	22 (0.86)	43 (1.70)	53 (2.07)	40 (1.56)	33 (1.30)	27 (1.07)	18 (0.69)	18 (0.71)	299.8 (11.79)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	15 (5.8)	14 (5.6)	9.9 (3.9)	7.1 (2.8)	5.3 (2.1)	0.25 (0.1)	0.0 (0.0)	0.51 (0.2)	8.4 (3.3)	24 (9.5)	18 (6.9)	18 (7.1)	120.46 (47.3)
Source: XMACIS2 (normals, extremes & precip/snow)^[6]

References

^ "Mount Frank Rae". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
^ ^a ^b "Ogilvie Mountains". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
^ tombstonepark
^ "Ogilvie Mountains". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
^ "Ogilvie Highway Camp (OGIH) Basic Station Information". YukonWeather. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 7, 2024.

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