Octopus Mountain is a mountain summit located in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada. __NOTOC__ Description Octopus Mountain is situated west of the Continental Divide and is part of the Mitchell Range which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies. Precipitation runoff from the peak's southeast slope drains into the Mitchell River and all other slopes drain into tributaries of the Simpson River. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises above Lachine Creek in and above the Mitchell River in .
History The mountain was named in 1913 by surveyor Robert Daniel McCaw (1884–1941) but the reason for the name is unknown. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on September 9, 1924, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. A forest fire burned the slopes of Octopus Mountain in 2012 and consumed 932 hectares of land.
Geology Octopus Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.
Climate Based on the Köppen climate classification, Octopus Mountain 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.
See also
Geography of British Columbia
References
External links Octopus Mountain: weather forecast Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park Robert Daniel McCaw: Albertalandsurveyhistory.ca