{{Short description|Mountain in British Columbia, Canada}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Amicus Mountain | image = Amicus Mountain.jpg | image_caption = Northeast aspect | elevation_m = 2510. | elevation_ref =<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger|47928|Amicus Mountain, British Columbia|access-date=2024-03-19}}</ref> | prominence_m = 365 | prominence_ref =<ref name="pb"/> | isolation_km = 6.22 | isolation_ref =<ref name="pb"/> | country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = British Columbia | district = New Westminster Land District | range = Coast Mountains | parent_peak = Ashlu Mountain (2,561 m)<ref name=peakvisor>{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/amicus-mountain.html|title=Amicus Mountain, Peakvisor.com|access-date=2024-03-19}}</ref> | listing = Mountains of British Columbia | etymology = | map = British Columbia#Canada | map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Amicus Mountain | label_position = right | coordinates = {{coord|50|03|06|N|123|28|16|W|type:mountain_region:CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref =<ref name="pb"/> | topo_map = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|92|J|3}} | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }}
'''Amicus Mountain''' is a {{Convert|2510.|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} glaciated summit in British Columbia, Canada.
==Description== Amicus Mountain is located in the Coast Mountains, {{convert|37|km|mi}} west-southwest of Whistler and {{convert|1.52|km|mi}} west-northwest of Icecap Peak, which is the nearest neighbor.<ref name="pb"/> Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from this mountain drain into tributaries of the Squamish River. Amicus Mountain is more notable for its rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 2,410 metres (7,907 ft) above the Squamish River in {{convert|9|km|mi|spell=in}} and 1,960 metres (6,430 ft) above Ashlu Creek in {{convert|7|km|mi|spell=in}}. "Amicus" is the Latin word for "friend." The Geographical Names Board of Canada has not officially adopted the mountain's toponym.
==Climate== Based on the Köppen climate classification, Amicus Mountain is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 |issue=5 |page=1633 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P | issn = 1027-5606 |doi-access=free |url=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00298818/file/hessd-4-439-2007.pdf }}</ref> Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean and travel east toward the Coast Mountains, where they are forced upward by the range (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports unnamed glaciers surrounding the peak. The months of July through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing Amicus Mountain.
==Gallery== <gallery> 20240318063711!Icecap Peak, British Columbia.jpg|Icecap Peak (left) and Amicus Mountain (right) </gallery>
==See also== {{Portal|Mountains}} * Geography of British Columbia * Geology of British Columbia
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Geographic Location 2 | Center = Amicus Mountain | North = Elaho River | Northeast = Mount Cayley | East = Squamish River | Southeast = Icecap Peak | South = Pykett Peak | Southwest = Ashlu Creek | West = Porterhouse Peak | Northwest = Ashlu Mountain }} {{Pacific Ranges}}
Category:Two-thousanders of British Columbia Category:Pacific Ranges Category:New Westminster Land District Category:Sea-to-Sky Corridor