Gladsheim Peak

Mountain in British Columbia, Canada

Gladsheim Peak

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Gladsheim Peak

Gladsheim Peak (Canada)

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LocationValhalla Provincial Park
British Columbia, CanadaDistrictKootenay Land DistrictParent rangeValhalla Ranges^[3]
Selkirk MountainsTopo mapNTS 82F13 Burton^[2]GeologyType of rockGraniticClimbingFirst ascent1963 by Kim Dean, Parker Williams, Bud Stoval, Jack Oswald, Mike Stewart^[4]Easiest routeWest Ridge class 5.3

Gladsheim Peak is a prominent 2,830-metre (9,280-foot) mountain summit located in the Valhalla Ranges of the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. Gladsheim is the highest point in the Valhalla Ranges.^[3] It is situated in the southern part of Valhalla Provincial Park, 2.7 km (1.7 mi) northeast of Gimli Peak, and 12 km (7.5 mi) west of Slocan and Slocan Lake. The name "Valhalla Mountains" first appeared in George Mercer Dawson's Geological Survey of Canada map published in 1890. Dawson applied names derived from Scandinavian mythology to several of the mountain ranges and peaks in Southern Kootenay.^[2]^[5] Gladsheim is the magnificent meeting hall containing thirteen council seats where, according to Norse mythology, Odin presided over all the realms. In keeping with the Valhalla theme, this peak's name was submitted in 1900 by R. W. Brock to the Geological Survey of Canada for consideration, and it was officially adopted March 31, 1924, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[2]^[6]

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Gladsheim Peak has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[7] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Gwillim Creek and Mulvey Creek, both tributaries of the Slocan River. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Cooper, 49.0 km (30.4 mi) to the northeast.^[3]

Climbing Routes

Established climbing routes on Gladsheim Peak:^[8]

West Ridge - class 5.3
West Face - class 5.8
South Face, The White Dihedral - class 5.10d
Southwest Face - class 5.9
North Ridge Bypass - class 5.10b
Trireme Wall - class 5.6

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Gladsheim Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Gladsheim Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Gladsheim Peak, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com.
^ Valhalla Range Summitpost.org
^ "Valhalla Ranges". BC Geographical Names.
^ "Gladsheim Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
^ 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.
^ Valhalla Range Summitpost.org

Gallery

Gladsheim Peak, southwest aspect
Gladsheim Peak in upper left edge. "Wedge" furthest to right. In between are the subsidiary peaks on Gladsheim's east ridge with unofficial names West Molar, East Molar, West Hump, and East Hump