Mount_Mackenzie

Mount Mackenzie

Mount Mackenzie

Mountain southeast of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada


Mount Mackenzie is a 2,461-metre (8,074 ft) mountain just southeast of the city of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. Part of the Selkirk Mountains, it is the site of the Revelstoke Mountain Resort ski area and was named for the Right Honourable Sir Alexander Mackenzie, the second Prime Minister of Canada.[2]

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Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Mackenzie is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[3] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

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References

  1. "Mount Mackenzie". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  2. 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.
Afternoon shadows on Mount Mackenzie

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