Mount Copeland
Mountain in British Columbia, Canada
Mount Copeland is a summit in the Monashee Mountains to the northwest of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. It was named in 1909, along with Copeland Creek (aka Wildgoose Creek) and Copeland Ridge, of which it is the summit, for Ralph Copeland (1837-1905), an English astronomer and the third Astronomer Royal for Scotland.
01Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Copeland is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
02Record snowfall
Mount Copeland is the site of the highest recorded snowfall in Canada in one season (July 1, 1971-June 30, 1972).
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- Mount Copeland.jpg by Kyle Pearce, CC BY-SA 2.0
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