Monarch Mountain

British Columbia, Canada

DistrictRange 2 Coast Land DistrictParent rangePacific Ranges of the Coast MountainsTopo mapNTS 92N13 Knot LakesClimbingFirst ascent1936 by Henry S. Hall Jr. and Hans FuhrerEasiest routerock/ice climb

Monarch Mountain is one of the principal summits of the Pacific Ranges subdivision of the Coast Mountains in southern British Columbia. It stands just east of a pass between the Klinaklini River and the south branch of the Atnarko River, which is a tributary of the Bella Coola River. Surrounding Monarch Mountain is the Monarch Icefield, the northernmost of the major icefields of the Pacific Ranges, and just south of it is the Ha-Iltzuk Icefield, which is the largest. Monarch is in the southern end of Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park.

Climate

The summit of Monarch Mountain has an ice cap climate (EF).^[2]

Climate data for Monarch Mountain Peak 1981-2010 (51.899 -125.876)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−9.7 (14.5)	−11.2 (11.8)	−10.8 (12.6)	−10.4 (13.3)	−5.9 (21.4)	−2.9 (26.8)	−0.2 (31.6)	0.0 (32.0)	−2.9 (26.8)	−6.4 (20.5)	−9.4 (15.1)	−10.1 (13.8)	−6.7 (20.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−11.9 (10.6)	−14.0 (6.8)	−14.3 (6.3)	−13.1 (8.4)	−8.5 (16.7)	−5.3 (22.5)	−2.5 (27.5)	−1.2 (29.8)	−3.3 (26.1)	−8.3 (17.1)	−12.2 (10.0)	−12.7 (9.1)	−8.9 (15.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−14.1 (6.6)	−16.7 (1.9)	−17.8 (0.0)	−15.9 (3.4)	−11.1 (12.0)	−7.7 (18.1)	−4.8 (23.4)	−2.4 (27.7)	−3.6 (25.5)	−10.2 (13.6)	−15.0 (5.0)	−15.2 (4.6)	−11.2 (11.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	399 (15.7)	284 (11.2)	297 (11.7)	239 (9.4)	85 (3.3)	91 (3.6)	79 (3.1)	113 (4.4)	163 (6.4)	390 (15.4)	504 (19.8)	340 (13.4)	2,984 (117.4)
Source: http://www.climatewna.com/ClimateBC_Map.aspx

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominence Page". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
^ "ClimateBC_Map". www.climatewna.com. Retrieved 2019-01-27.