Mount Habrich
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation1,792 m (5,879 ft)[1]
Prominence312 m (1,024 ft)[1]
Parent peakSky Pilot Mountain (2,031 m)[1]
Isolation2.58 km (1.60 mi)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates49°39′31″N 123°04′59″W / 49.65861°N 123.08306°W / 49.65861; -123.08306[2]
Naming
EtymologySamuel A. Habrich
Geography
Mount Habrich is located in British Columbia
Mount Habrich
Mount Habrich
Location in British Columbia
Mount Habrich is located in Canada
Mount Habrich
Mount Habrich
Mount Habrich (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictNew Westminster Land District[3]
Parent rangeNorth Shore Mountains
Coast Mountains
Topo mapNTS 92G11 Squamish[2]
Geology
Mountain typeHorn
Type of rockGranodiorite
Climbing
First ascent1912 by Don Munday and party
Easiest routeclass 3-4 via NE Ridge[1]

Mount Habrich is a mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada.[3]

Description

Mount Habrich is a 1,792-meter-elevation (5,879-foot) granitic horn situated 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) southeast of Squamish and 2.6 kilometers (1.6 miles) north of line parent Sky Pilot Mountain.[1] It is part of the North Shore Mountains which are a subrange of the Coast Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains north into the Stawamus River, and southwest to Howe Sound via Shannon Creek. Mount Habrich is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 1,200 meters (3,900 feet) above the river in one kilometer (0.62 miles), and 700 meters (2,300 feet) above the creek in one-half kilometer (0.3 mile).

History

The first ascent of the summit was made in July 1912 by Don Munday, Fred Smith and C. Field via the northeast ridge.[4] The first ascent party named the mountain "Eagle Head" for the shape of its profile as seen from Sky Pilot. The mountain's present toponym was officially adopted June 2, 1955, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada to remember Samuel A. Habrich, a local prospector who built trails in this area in the early 1900s.[2][5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Habrich is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[6] 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 in winter can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

Mount Habrich (right) and parent Sky Pilot (left)

Climbing

Climbing routes on Mt. Habrich:[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mount Habrich, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mount Habrich". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Habrich". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  4. ↑ Kathryn Bridge (2006), A Passion for Mountains: The Lives of Don and Phyllis Munday, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765695, p. 27-28
  5. ↑ Adrian Brijbassi, July 15, 2017, Squamish continues its rise, vacay.ca
  6. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
  7. ↑ Kevin McLane and Andrew Boyd, (2018), Squamish Rockclimbs, ISBN 978-0-9865191-4-7
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