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The President (mountain)

The President (mountain)

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This article is about the Canadian mountain. For the Miguel Ángel Asturias novel, see El Señor Presidente. For other uses, see President (disambiguation).

The President is a mountain peak on The President/Vice-President Massif of the President Range, in eastern British Columbia. It is just north of Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, near the Alpine Club of Canada's Stanley Mitchell hut.

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History

The President was named Shaugnessy in 1904 by Edward Whymper after Thomas Shaugnessy, the president of the Canadian Pacific Railway.[2] In 1907, the mountain was renamed by the Alpine Club of Canada, after it was discovered that the name had already been used on a mountain in the Selkirks.[1]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, The President is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C.

References

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    "The President". Bivouac.com. bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
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    "The President". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
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    "The President". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
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    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.
Left to right, The Vice President, President Glacier, and The President
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