Orion Peak
Mountain in British Columbia, Canada
Orion Peak
Location of Orion Peak in British Columbia
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Orion Peak is a 2,254-metre (7,395-foot) mountain summit located in the Bulkley Ranges of the Interior Mountains in northern British Columbia, Canada.
Location
The peak is situated within Seven Sisters Provincial Park and Protected Area, 7 km (4 mi) southeast of Cedarvale, and north of the Seven Sisters Peaks massif and Seven Sisters Glacier.
Geography
Precipitation runoff from the mountain and meltwater from the glacier drains into tributaries of the Skeena River.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Orion Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[3] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
Name
The mountain's name was officially adopted August 25, 1977, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada, as identified in Dick Culbert's 1964 Climbers Guide to the Coastal Ranges of British Columbia.[2][4]
See also
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