Combatant Mountain, also called Mount Combatant, is a 3,762-metre (12,343-foot) summit in British Columbia, Canada.
| Combatant Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Combatant centered, from southeast. (Tiedemann to right, Waddington to left) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,762 m (12,343 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 242 m (794 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Tiedemann (3,838 m)[3] |
| Isolation | 0.51 km (0.32 mi)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 51°23′30″N 125°14′42″W / 51.39167°N 125.24500°W[4] |
| Geography | |
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| Interactive map of Combatant Mountain | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Range 2 Coast Land District |
| Parent range | Coast Mountains Waddington Range[1] |
| Topo map | NTS 92N6 Mount Waddington |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | Granite[5] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1933 |
| Easiest route | Northwest Ridge mid-class 5[6][7] |
Description
editCombatant Mountain is located in the Waddington Range of the Coast Mountains, in a remote wilderness area that few visit. Combatant Mountain is set 152 km (94 mi) north of the community of Campbell River and 2.38 kilometres (1.48 mi) northeast of Mount Waddington, the highest peak of the entire Coast Mountains range.[1] Combatant ranks as the third-highest peak in the Coast Mountains, seventh-highest in British Columbia, and 33rd-highest in Canada.[2] Precipitation runoff and glacier meltwater from the mountain drains to Bute Inlet via the Homathko River.[1] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,360 meters (4,462 feet) above the Tiedemann Glacier in 1.5 kilometer (0.9 mile). Combatant Mountain has some of the more challenging and famous rock-climbing routes of the Waddington Range.[8]
History
editA photo identifying the peak as "Mt. Combatant" was published in 1929 in the Canadian Alpine Journal.[9]
The first ascent of the summit was made in 1933 by Don Munday, Phyllis Munday, Hans Fuhrer, and Henry S. Hall Jr..[10][11][12]
The name "Combatant Mountain" was identified in 1948 by mountaineer Don Munday and the toponym was officially adopted October 5, 1950, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[13] Munday wrote that the peak "presents a slender, fairly symmetrical form, ...a pair of pale reddish buttresses support the twin peaks and a slanting shelf of some breadth breaks the continuity of the eastern buttress in its otherwise clean upthrust out of Tiedemann Glacier. Combatant claims rank as a classic of mountain architecture because of its simplicity and unity in expressing aspiration."[14]
Skywalk is a classic climbing route on the Southwest Buttress that was first climbed in 1982 by Scott Flavelle and Dave Lane.[10]
The South Buttress was first climbed in August 1994 by Greg Child, Greg Collum and Steve Mascioli via a route they named Belligerence.[5]
Climate
editBased on the Köppen climate classification, Combatant Mountain has an ice cap climate.[15] 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. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Chaos, Scimitar, and Tiedemann glaciers surrounding Combatant Mountain.
Gallery
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Left to rightː Combatant Mountain, Mount Tiedemann, Asperity Mountain, Serra Peaks
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Combatant Mountain, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ a b "Combatant Mountain, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Combatant Mountain - 12,303' BC". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Combatant Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ a b Mark Kroese, Fifty Favorite Climbs: The Ultimate North American Tick List, The Mountaineers Books, 2001, ISBN 9780898867282, p. 53.
- ^ Mount Waddington and British Columbia's Coast Range, Coley Gentzel, Alpineinstitute.com, Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Waddington Range, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ Combatant Mountain, Outdooractive.com, Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ Mt. Waddington, W. A. Don Munday, Canadian Alpine Journal, 1929, p. 10.
- ^ a b Chic Scott (2000), Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9780921102595, p. 119, 409.
- ^ Kathryn Bridge (2002), Phyllis Munday, Dundurn, ISBN 9781770707405, p. 153.
- ^ Hall, Henry S. Jr. (1935). "Climbs in the Coast Range of British Columbia" (PDF). Alpine Journal. #47: 288–299. ISSN 0065-6569. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Combatant Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ The Unknown Mountain, Don Munday, Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1948, p. 202.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Weather: Combatant Mountain
- Combatant and Waddington (photo): Flickr
- Combatant and Tiedemann (photo): Flickr
- Combatant, Tiedemann, Asperity (photo): Flickr