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Mountain in British Columbia, Canada
Mount Rainey
West aspect, reflected in Portland Canal
Highest point
Elevation1,983 m (6,506 ft)
Prominence263 m (863 ft)
Parent peakMount Magee (2025 m)
Isolation2.23 km (1.39 mi)
Coordinates55°54′35″N 129°56′13″W / 55.90972°N 129.93694°W / 55.90972; -129.93694
Naming
EtymologyBob Rainey
Geography
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Interactive map of Mount Rainey
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictCassiar Land District
Parent rangeCoast Mountains
Boundary Ranges
Topo mapNTS 103P13 Stewart

Mount Rainey is a 1,983-metre (6,506-foot) summit located in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) southeast of Stewart, British Columbia, and 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) east of Hyder, Alaska. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Magee, 2.26 km (1.40 mi) to the east-northeast. This mountain's toponym was officially adopted 4 May 1926 on Geological Survey sheet 193A, and confirmed by the Geographical Names Board of Canada in 1953 to remember Robert "Bob" Rainey, the first locator on this mountain who was killed on his mineral claim near Stewart. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Portland Canal. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,983 metres (6,506 feet) above tidewater of the fjord in 4 kilometres (2.5 miles).

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Rainey is located in a subarctic climate zone of western North America. 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 can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

Gallery

  • Mt. Rainey from Stewart, BC, Canada. Summit in upper right corner. Mt. Rainey from Stewart, BC, Canada. Summit in upper right corner.
  • Mt. Rainey seen from Stewart Mt. Rainey seen from Stewart

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mount Rainey, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  2. ^ "Mount Rainey". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  3. "Mount Rainey". BC Geographical Names.
  4. 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.

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