Mount Conrad is a mountain summit in British Columbia, Canada.
Description Mount Conrad is located in The Bugaboos area, on the west side of Bugaboo Provincial Park. It is part of the Purcell Mountains which are a subset of the Columbia Mountains. Mount Conrad is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 1,900 meters (6,233 ft) above Giegerich Creek in . Precipitation runoff from Mount Conrad drains northeast to the Columbia River via Vowell Creek, and southwest to Duncan River via Giegerich and East creeks.
History The mountain's name honors Conrad Kain (1883–1934), an eminent mountain guide in British Columbia's Purcell Mountains. He is credited with more than 60 first ascents in the Rockies and Purcells, including first ascents of the 3 highest peaks of the Canadian Rockies; and Howser Spire and Bugaboo Spire in the Bugaboos. The mountain's toponym was published in "A Climber's Guide to the Interior Ranges of British Columbia" by J.M. Thorington in 1947, and it was officially adopted on November 15, 1962, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
The first ascent of the summit was made in 1933 by Dr. I. A. Richards with his wife Dorothy Pilley Richards, guided by Conrad Kain.Chic Scott (2000), Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering, Rocky Mountain Books, , p. 266. The mountain was named in 1935 by I. A. Richards.William Lowell Putnam, Glen W. Boles, Roger W. Laurilla (1990), Place names of the Canadian Alps, Publisher:Footprint, , p. 65.
There is also a Mount Conrad in New Zealand named after him and also first climbed by him.
Climate Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Conrad is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Conrad Icefield covering the peak's northern slope.
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See also The Bugaboos Geography of British Columbia
References
External links Mount Conrad: weather South Face photo: PBase