Mount Roberts (Rossland Range)

Mountain in British Columbia, Canada

Mount Roberts
North aspect in winter
Highest point
Elevation	1,991 m (6,532 ft)
Prominence	182 m (597 ft)
Parent peak	Record Mountain
Isolation	1.68 km (1.04 mi)
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	49°05′15″N 117°51′37″W / 49.08750°N 117.86028°W / 49.08750; -117.86028
Naming
Etymology	Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
Geography
Mount RobertsLocation in British ColumbiaShow map of British ColumbiaMount RobertsLocation in CanadaShow map of Canada

Interactive map of Mount Roberts
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Kootenay Land District
Parent range	Rossland Range
Topo map	NTS 82F4 Trail
Climbing
Easiest route	Mt. Roberts Trail

Mount Roberts is a 1,991-metre (6,532-foot) mountain summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Mount Roberts is part of the Rossland Range which is a subrange of the Monashee Mountains. The peak is located four kilometres (2.5 mi) west-northwest of the community of Rossland and three kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of the Red Mountain Ski Resort. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into tributaries of the Columbia River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 1,000 metres (3,280 ft) above Little Sheep Creek in two kilometres (1.2 mi). An ascent of the summit involves hiking 7.64 kilometres (4.75 miles) and 895 metres (2,936 feet) of elevation gain, with the months of June through October offering the best time for visiting. It is an annual Canada Day tradition for residents of Rossland to raise the Canadian flag on the flagpole on the summit on July 1.

Etymology

The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on June 2, 1950, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. However, the name was published as early as 1901, if not earlier, as the townspeople of Rossland named the mountain for Lord Roberts (1832–1914). As head of the British Forces which entered Pretoria on June 5, 1900, Lord Roberts' stirred the Rossland residents to honor his victory of the Second Boer War. They also erected a flagpole at the summit in 1900 to fly the British flag in honor of Lord Roberts.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Roberts is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and warm summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °C with wind chill factors below −20 °C. The peak receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter and as thunderstorms in summer.

Gallery

Rossland, with Mount Roberts centered on skyline
Mount Roberts from Rossland in 1901
Lord Roberts
British flag on Mt. Roberts in 1901

References

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^ "Mount Roberts, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
"Mount Roberts". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
^ "Mount Roberts". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
Mount Roberts, West Kootenay Hiking, westkootenayhiking.ca, Retrieved 2024-03-16.
Rossland celebrates Canada Day in true alpine style, Rossland News, July 6, 2011, rosslandnews.com
J. Mayne Baltimore, From Mount Roberts' Summit, The Cascadian Magazine, Volume 17, 1901, p. 429.
Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.