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Bravo Peak

Coordinates: 51°21′56″N 125°13′56″W / 51.36556°N 125.23222°W / 51.36556; -125.23222
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Bravo Peak
Northwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation3,105 m (10,187 ft)[1]
Prominence107 m (351 ft)[2]
Parent peakSpearman Peak (3,370 m)[3]
Isolation0.9 km (0.56 mi)[4]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°21′56″N 125°13′56″W / 51.36556°N 125.23222°W / 51.36556; -125.23222[5]
Geography
Bravo Peak is located in British Columbia
Bravo Peak
Bravo Peak
Location in British Columbia
Bravo Peak is located in Canada
Bravo Peak
Bravo Peak
Bravo Peak (Canada)
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictRange 2 Coast Land District
Parent rangeCoast Mountains
Waddington Range
Topo mapNTS 92N6 Mount Waddington[5]

Bravo Peak is a 3,105-metre (10,187-foot) summit located in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

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Bravo Peak is situated in the Waddington Range of the Coast Mountains, in a remote wilderness area that few visit. Bravo Peak is set 155 km (96 mi) north of the community of Campbell River and 2.35 km (1.46 mi) southeast of Mount Waddington, the highest peak of the entire Coast Mountains range.[2] Other neighbors include Mount Munday, Grenelle Mountain and Spearman Peak, which is the nearest higher neighbor.[4] Precipitation runoff from Bravo Peak drains to Tiedemann Creek → Homathko RiverBute Inlet. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 900 meters (2,950 feet) above the Tiedemann Glacier in 0.6 kilometer (0.37 mile).

History

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The peak's name was originally identified on mountaineer Don Munday's 1934 map,[6] and appeared in subsequent climber's guides before being officially adopted May 1, 1978, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[5]

An ascent of the summit made in July 1950 by Allen Steck, William W. Dunmire, Oscar Cook, Richard Houston, James Wilson, Philip Bettler, William Long and Raymond de Saussure was possibly the first ascent.[7]

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Bravo Peak has an ice cap climate.[8] 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. This climate supports the Bravo and Tiedemann glaciers which surround the slopes of Bravo Peak.

Bravo Peak (right).
Grenelle Mountain in the background

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Frederic Hartemann, Robert Hauptman (2005), The Mountain Encyclopedia, Taylor Trade Publishing, ISBN 9781461703310, p. 219
  2. ^ a b "Bravo Peak, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  3. ^ "Bravo Peak – 10,203' BC". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  4. ^ a b "Bravo Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  5. ^ a b c "Bravo Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  6. ^ "Bravo Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  7. ^ Sierra Club Bulletin, 1951, p. 151.
  8. ^ 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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