{{Short description|Mountain in British Columbia, Canada}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Forger Peak | image = Forger Peak NW.jpg | image_caption = Northwest aspect | elevation_m = 2423 | elevation_ref =<ref name=bivouac>{{cite bivouac|id=5146|name=Forger Peak|access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref><ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger|66152|Forger Peak, British Columbia|access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> | prominence_m = 503 | prominence_ref =<ref name="pb"/> | isolation_km = 6.41 | isolation_ref =<ref name="pb"/> | parent_peak = Mount Sir Richard<ref name=bivouac/> | etymology = | country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = British Columbia | district = New Westminster Land District | part_type = Protected area | part = Garibaldi Provincial Park | range = Coast Mountains<br />McBride Range<ref name=peakvisor>{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/forger-peak.html|title=Forger Peak, Peakvisor.com|access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> | listing = Mountains of British Columbia | map = British Columbia#Canada | map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada | label_position = right | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Forger Peak | coordinates = {{coord|49.93639|N|122.79083|W|type:mountain_region:CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref =<ref name=bivouac/> | topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|92|G|15}}<ref name=bivouac/> | rock = | first_ascent = 1972 John Clarke | easiest_route = }}
'''Forger Peak''' is a {{Convert|2423|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit in British Columbia, Canada.
==Description== Forger Peak is located {{convert|23|km|mi}} southeast of Whistler in Garibaldi Provincial Park.<ref name=bivouac/> It is part of the McBride Range which is a subrange of the Coast Mountains.<ref name="pb"/> Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the mountain's slopes drains north to the Cheakamus River and south to the Pitt River. Forger Peak is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the west slope rising 1,223 metres (4,012 ft) in {{convert|2.75|km|mi}}. The mountain is named in association with the officially named Forger Glacier which is a descriptive name for the forging action of the glacier in shaping the local terrain.<ref name=bivouac/><ref name=bcgnis>{{cite bcgnis|id=3564|title=Forger Glacier|access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> The first ascent of the summit was made in 1972 by John Clarke and B. Samson.<ref name=bivouac/>
==Climate== Based on the Köppen climate classification, Forger Peak 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 }}</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 −10 °C with wind chill factors below −20 °C. This climate supports the Forger Glacier on the south slope of the peak, as well as the Snow Bowl Glacier on the north slope. The months of July and August offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing Forger Peak.
==Gallery== <div style="max-width: 480px;"> <gallery mode=slideshow> File:Forger Peak.jpg|Northwest aspect centered File:Cheakamus Lake BC Canada.jpg|Forger Peak on left skyline, view from Whistler Mountain with Cheakamus Lake File:Forger Peak (from Whirlwind).jpg|NNW aspect of Forger Peak viewed from Whirlwind Peak </gallery> </div>
==See also== * Geography of British Columbia * Geology of British Columbia
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * Forger Peak: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5955609/Canada/British%20Columbia/Forger%20Glacier Weather]
{{Geographic Location 2 | Center = Forger Peak | North = Cheakamus Mountain | Northeast = Mount Sir Richard | East = Tuwasus Creek | Southeast = Mount Pitt | South = Pitt River | Southwest = Forger Glacier | West = Mount Davidson | Northwest = Cheakamus River }} {{Pacific Ranges}} {{Portal bar|Mountains|Geography|Canada}}
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