{{Short description|Mountain in the country of Canada}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Matier | image = Mount Matier.jpg | image_caption = Mount Matier | elevation_m = 2783 | elevation_ref = <ref name=bivouac>{{cite bivouac|id=46|name=Mount Matier|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref> | prominence_m = 1241 | prominence_ref = <ref name=bivouac/> | country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = British Columbia | part_type = Protected areas | part = Joffre Lakes Provincial Park | district = Lillooet Land District | range = Joffre Group<br />Lillooet Ranges<br/>Coast Mountains | parent_peak = Skihist Mountain (2968 m)<ref name=bivouac/> | 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 Mount Matier | coordinates = {{coord|50|19|35|N|122|26|37|W|type:mountain_region:CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name=cgndb/> | topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|92|J|8}}<ref name=cgndb/> | type = | age = | first_ascent = 1957 | easiest_route = Scrambling, glacier travel }}
'''Mount Matier''' is a prominent {{Convert|2783|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in the Coast Mountains, in Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the highest point of the Joffre Group, which is a subset range of the Coast Mountains.<ref name="pb"/> It is situated {{convert|26|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east of Pemberton, and {{convert|9|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} northeast of Lillooet Lake. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Weart, {{convert|30|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} to the southwest.<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger|pid=18847|name=Mount Matier, British Columbia|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref> The slopes of the mountain are covered by the Matier Glacier on the northwest, Anniversary Glacier on the northeast, Twin One Glacier on the southeast, and Hartzell Glacier to the south. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into Joffre Creek and Twin One Creek, both tributaries of the Lillooet River.
The first ascent of the mountain was made on August 18, 1957, by Dick Chambers, Joe Hutton, Roy Mason, Paddy Sherman, and Cyril Scott, who were members of the British Columbia Mountaineering Club.<ref name=bivouac/> The mountain's name honors '''Tom Matier''', an early well-known prospector in the area.<ref name=bcgnis>{{cite bcgnis|id=6470|name=Mount Matier|access-date=2021-05-26}}</ref> The toponym was officially adopted on April 21, 1966, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.<ref name=cgndb>{{cite cgndb|id=JALOB|name=Mount Matier|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref>
==Climate== Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Matier is located in a subarctic 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 | issn = 1027-5606}}</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. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing Matier.
==Climbing Routes== Established climbing routes on Mount Matier:<ref name=bivouac/> * North Ridge - {{YDS|3}} rock, via Anniversary Glacier * West Face - {{YDS|3-4}} rock, via Matier Glacier
==Gallery== <gallery> Matier and Joffre from Silent Hub.jpg|Mt. Matier (left) and Joffre Peak Mt Matier (7958943396).jpg|Mount Matier Joffre group crop.jpg|The Joffre Group: Joffre Peak (left), Mt. Matier (highest), Hartzell, Spetch, Slalok Mountain, Tszil, and Taylor (farthest right) </gallery>
==See also== {{Portal|Mountains}} * Geography of British Columbia * Geology of British Columbia
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * Climbing Matier in winter: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_N3tCAPVKI YouTube] * Mt. Matier weather: [https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Matier/forecasts/2783 Mountain Forecast]
{{Geographic Location 2 | Center = Mount Matier | North = Joffre Peak | ENE = Vantage Peak | ESE = Mount Duke | Southeast = Mount Howard | South = Twin One Creek | Southwest = Duffey Peak | WSW = Mount Hartzell | West = Slalok Mountain | Northwest = Joffre Lakes }} {{Pacific Ranges}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matier}} Category:Two-thousanders of British Columbia Category:Lillooet Ranges Category:Lillooet Land District