Mount Sinclair is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada.
Description Mount Sinclair is located north of Radium Hot Springs in Kootenay National Park. The peak is the third-highest point of the Stanford Range which is a subrange of the Canadian Rockies. Precipitation runoff from this mountain's east slope drains to the Kootenay River, whereas the west slope drains to the Columbia River via Sinclair Creek. Topographic relief is significant with the summit rising over 1,400 metres (4,593 ft) above Sinclair Creek in . The nearest higher peak is Mount Kindersley to the north-northwest. Mount Sinclair is named after James Sinclair (1811–1856), a trader and explorer with the Hudson's Bay Company.Indigenous connections, Parks Canada, Retrieved 2024-05-16. In 1841, Sinclair travelled through nearby Sinclair Pass while leading an expedition consisting of 121 people from 23 Métis families from Red River Colony.George Simpson, An Overland Journey Round the World, during the Years 1841 and 1842, Lea and Blanchard, 1847, p. 62. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on March 31, 1924, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
Climate Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Sinclair 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 Geology of British Columbia
References
External links Weather: Mount Sinclair Parks Canada web site: Kootenay National Park James Sinclair biography and image: Redriverancestry.ca