{{Short description|Ridge in British Columbia, Canada}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Akamina Ridge | image = Akamina Ridge, British Columbia.jpg | image_caption = South aspect | elevation_m = 2600. | elevation_ref =<ref name=kane>{{cite book|title=Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies|chapter=Akamina Ridge|author=Alan Kane|year=2016|page=51|isbn=9781771600972|publisher=Rocky Mountain Books}}</ref> | prominence_m = | prominence_ref = | parent_peak = | isolation_km = | isolation_ref = | country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = British Columbia | part_type = Protected area | part = Akamina-Kishinena Provincial Park | district = Kootenay Land District<ref name="bcgnis">{{cite bcgnis|id=508|title=Akamina Ridge|access-date=2023-08-14}}</ref> | range = Clark Range<br />Rocky Mountains | listing = Mountains of British Columbia | map = Canada British Columbia#Canada | map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada | map_size = 270 | label_position = left | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Akamina Ridge | coordinates = {{coord|49|00|34|N|114|06|25|W|type:mountain_region:CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name=cgndb>{{cite cgndb|id=JABCU|name=Akamina Ridge|access-date=2023-08-14}}</ref> | topo_map = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|G|01}}<ref name=cgndb/> | rock = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = Scrambling<ref name=kane/> }}
'''Akamina Ridge''' is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada.
==Description== Akamina Ridge, elevation 2,600-metres (8,530-feet), is located in the extreme southeastern tip of British Columbia within Akamina-Kishinena Provincial Park. It is a spur trending west off the Continental Divide and is part of the Clark Range in the Rocky Mountains. It is situated {{convert|2|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} west of Cameron Lake and {{convert|4|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} northeast of Upper Kintla Lake along the Canada–United States border. Precipitation runoff from the ridge's slopes drains into tributaries of the North Fork Flathead River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,125 metres (3,690 feet) above Kintla Creek in two kilometres (1.2 mile). Access to this mountain is from the Akamina Pass Trail which starts at the Akamina Parkway in Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta.<ref name=kane/> The word "akamina" translates as "high bench land" from the Kutenai language.<ref name=kane/><ref name="bcgnis"/> The landform's toponym was officially adopted on April 6, 1960, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.<ref name=cgndb/>
==Climate== Based on the Köppen climate classification, Akamina Ridge is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers.<ref name=KGcc2007>{{Cite Köppen-Geiger cc 2007}}</ref>
==Geology== Akamina Ridge is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger Cretaceous period rock during the Laramide orogeny.<ref name=gadd>{{citation|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}}</ref>
==See also== * {{Portal-inline|Mountains|size=tiny}} * Geography of British Columbia * ''Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies''
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * Akamina Ridge: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5882893/Canada/British%20Columbia/Akamina%20Ridge Weather forecast]
{{Geographic Location 2 | Center = Akamina Ridge | North = Akamina Creek | Northeast = Akamina Pass | East = Forum Peak | Southeast = Mount Custer | South = Gardner Point | Southwest = Upper Kintla Lake | West = Long Knife Peak | Northwest = Akamina Creek }}
Category:Two-thousanders of British Columbia Category:Border Ranges (Rocky Mountains) Category:Kootenay Land District Category:Ridges of British Columbia