Ogilvie Mountains
Ogilvie Mountains | |
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![]() Mountains in Tombstone Territorial Park | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Frank Rae |
Elevation | 2,362 m (7,749 ft) |
Coordinates | 64°28′13″N 138°33′18″W / 64.47028°N 138.55500°W[1] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Territories | Yukon |
Range coordinates | 64°40′04″N 138°28′41″W / 64.66778°N 138.47806°W[2] |
Parent range | Yukon Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 116B9 North Fork Pass[2] |
The Ogilvie Mountains are a mountain range in the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada.
Geologically they are part of the Yukon Ranges, in the upper Laramide Belt of the North American Cordillera.
Geography
[edit]The range lies north of Dawson City, and is crossed by the Dempster Highway.
The area was first surveyed by William Ogilvie and the range subsequently named after him.
- Sub-ranges
- Peaks
The best known mountain peaks of the Ogilvie Mountains are located within Tombstone Territorial Park.[3]
The highest mountain within the range is Mount Frank Rae, at 2,362 m (7,749 ft) in elevation.
The range's most familiar mountains, with their jagged granite peaks, are:[4]
Climate
[edit]Ogilvie River is a weather station near the Ogilvie Maintenance Compound in the northern Ogilvie Mountains, situated at an elevation of 597 m (1959 ft).[5]
Climate data for Ogilvie River, Yukon, 1981-2006 normals, 1971-2008 extremes: 1959ft (597m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 7 (44) | 7 (44) | 8 (46) | 16 (61) | 28 (82) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (87) | 26 (79) | 22 (72) | 7 (45) | 10 (50) | 31 (88) |
Mean maximum °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.2) | −1.3 (29.6) | 1.4 (34.6) | 10.2 (50.3) | 19.9 (67.9) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.4 (79.6) | 24.8 (76.6) | 18.1 (64.5) | 7.8 (46.0) | −4.1 (24.6) | −2.7 (27.1) | 27.7 (81.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −22.4 (−8.4) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −11.9 (10.6) | −0.2 (31.6) | 10.4 (50.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 20.0 (68.0) | 16.6 (61.8) | 9.2 (48.6) | −4.4 (24.0) | −18.3 (−1.0) | −19.9 (−3.9) | −1.7 (28.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −28.3 (−19.0) | −25.6 (−14.1) | −21.4 (−6.6) | −9.7 (14.6) | 3.6 (38.4) | 11.3 (52.4) | 12.9 (55.2) | 9.7 (49.4) | 3.0 (37.4) | −9.9 (14.1) | −24.0 (−11.2) | −25.7 (−14.2) | −8.7 (16.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −35.5 (−31.9) | −33.3 (−28.0) | −30.9 (−23.6) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −3.2 (26.3) | 4.1 (39.4) | 5.8 (42.5) | 2.7 (36.9) | −3.1 (26.4) | −15.2 (4.6) | −29.4 (−21.0) | −31.9 (−25.4) | −15.7 (3.7) |
Mean minimum °C (°F) | −48.9 (−56.0) | −48.3 (−55.0) | −44.7 (−48.5) | −33.7 (−28.6) | −13.1 (8.4) | −1.7 (29.0) | 0.0 (32.0) | −4.1 (24.6) | −10.7 (12.7) | −29.8 (−21.7) | −41.2 (−42.2) | −45.1 (−49.1) | −50.9 (−59.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −57 (−71) | −56 (−69) | −54 (−66) | −43 (−45) | −27 (−17) | −6 (21) | −3 (27) | −10 (14) | −25 (−13) | −42 (−44) | −51 (−59) | −53 (−63) | −57 (−71) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14 (0.57) | 14 (0.56) | 9.9 (0.39) | 7.9 (0.31) | 22 (0.86) | 43 (1.70) | 53 (2.07) | 40 (1.56) | 33 (1.30) | 27 (1.07) | 18 (0.69) | 18 (0.71) | 299.8 (11.79) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 15 (5.8) | 14 (5.6) | 9.9 (3.9) | 7.1 (2.8) | 5.3 (2.1) | 0.25 (0.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.51 (0.2) | 8.4 (3.3) | 24 (9.5) | 18 (6.9) | 18 (7.1) | 120.46 (47.3) |
Source: XMACIS2 (normals, extremes & precip/snow)[6] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Mount Frank Rae". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ a b "Ogilvie Mountains". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ tombstonepark
- ^ "Ogilvie Mountains". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ "Ogilvie Highway Camp (OGIH) Basic Station Information". YukonWeather. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
External links
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