# Mount Schaffer

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{{short description|Mountain in Yoho NP, BC, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Schaffer
| image = Mount Schaffer.jpg
| image_caption = Mount Schaffer seen from Lake O'Hara
| elevation_m = 2691
| elevation_ref = <ref name=bivouac>{{cite bivouac|id=1610|name= Mount Schaffer |access-date=2018-12-11}}</ref>
| prominence_m = 46
| prominence_ref = <ref name=bivouac/>
| range = [Bow Range](/source/Bow_Range)<br />[Canadian Rockies](/source/Canadian_Rockies)
| parent_peak = [Mount Biddle](/source/Mount_Biddle) (3320&nbsp;m)<ref name=bivouac/>
| listing = [Mountains of British Columbia](/source/List_of_mountains_of_British_Columbia)
| location = [British Columbia, Canada](/source/British_Columbia)
| district = [Kootenay Land District](/source/Kootenay_Land_District)
| map =  Canada British Columbia#Canada
| map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Schaffer
| coordinates = {{coord|51|20|40|N|116|20|24|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = <ref name=cgndb>{{cite cgndb|id=JBETQ|name=Mount Schaffer|access-date=2018-12-11}}</ref>
| topo = [NTS](/source/National_Topographic_System) {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|N|8}}<ref name=cgndb/>
| rock = [sedimentary rock](/source/sedimentary_rock)
| age = [Cambrian](/source/Cambrian)
| first_ascent = 1909 M. Goddard, W. Richardson<ref name=bivouac/>
| easiest_route = [Scramble](/source/Scrambling) [class 3](/source/Yosemite_Decimal_System)
}}__NOTOC__
'''Mount Schaffer''' is a {{Convert|2691|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located {{convert|1|km|spell=in}} southwest of [Lake O'Hara](/source/Lake_O'Hara) in [Yoho National Park](/source/Yoho_National_Park), in the [Bow Range](/source/Bow_Range) of the [Canadian Rockies](/source/Canadian_Rockies) of [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), [Canada](/source/Canada). Its nearest higher peak is [Mount Biddle](/source/Mount_Biddle), {{convert|3.2|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the southeast.<ref name=bivouac/> Mount Schaffer is situated {{convert|3.5|km}} west of the [Continental Divide](/source/Continental_Divide_of_the_Americas), and {{convert|12|km}} southeast of [Field, British Columbia](/source/Field%2C_British_Columbia).

==History==
The mountain was named in 1909 for [Mary Schäffer Warren](/source/Mary_Sch%C3%A4ffer_Warren) (1861–1939), an American-Canadian naturalist, illustrator, photographer, and writer.<ref name=bivouac/> Other reports have it being named in 1894 by Samuel E.S. Allen for [Dr. Charles Schäffer](/source/Charles_Sch%C3%A4ffer) (1838–1903), who was Mary's husband.<ref name=bcgnis>{{cite bcgnis|id=17244|name=Mount Schaffer|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref>

The [first ascent](/source/first_ascent) of the Mount Schaffer was made in 1909 by M. Goddard and W. Richardson.<ref name=peakfinder>{{cite peakfinder|id=1221|name=Mount Schaffer|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref>

The mountain's name was made official in 1924 when approved by the [Geographical Names Board of Canada](/source/Geographical_Names_Board_of_Canada).<ref name=cgndb/>

==Geology==
Mount Schaffer is composed of [sedimentary rock](/source/sedimentary_rock) laid down during the [Precambrian](/source/Precambrian) to [Jurassic](/source/Jurassic) periods.<ref name=Belyea1960>{{Belyea-Banff-NP}}</ref> Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the [Laramide orogeny](/source/Laramide_orogeny).<ref name=gadd>{{cite book|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}}</ref>

==Climate==
Based on the [Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification), Mount Schaffer is located in a [subarctic climate](/source/subarctic_climate) zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.<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 | pages = 1633–1644 | issn = 1027-5606}}</ref> Temperatures can drop below {{convert|−20|C}} with wind chill factors below {{convert|−30|C}}. Precipitation [runoff](/source/Surface_runoff) from Mount Schaffer drains into tributaries of the [Kicking Horse River](/source/Kicking_Horse_River) which is a tributary of the [Columbia River](/source/Columbia_River).

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="220">
File:Lake ohara from the wiwaxy trail.jpg|Mount Schäffer far right, Mount Biddle upper left corner
File:Lake O'Hara, Yoho National Park - panoramio.jpg|Mount Schäffer seen above Lake O'Hara
</gallery>

==See also==
*[Geography of British Columbia](/source/Geography_of_British_Columbia)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6082612/Canada/British%20Columbia/Columbia-Shuswap%20Regional%20District/Mount%20Schaffer Mount Schaffer]
* Parks Canada web site: [https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/bc/yoho Yoho National Park]
* Climbing Mount Shaffer: [http://www.explor8ion.com/vern/scrambles/schaffer/schaffer.html Explor8ion.com]

{{Geographic Location 2
| Center    = Mount Schaffer
| North     = [Elizabeth Parker Hut](/source/Elizabeth_Parker_Hut), [Wiwaxy Peak](/source/Wiwaxy_Peak)
| Northeast = [Lake O'Hara](/source/Lake_O'Hara), [Mount Victoria](/source/Mount_Victoria_(Bow_Range))
| ENE       = [Mount Lefroy](/source/Mount_Lefroy)
| East      = [Yukness Mountain](/source/Yukness_Mountain)
| ESE       = [Mount Hungabee](/source/Mount_Hungabee)
| Southeast = [Mount Biddle](/source/Mount_Biddle)
| South     = [Lake McArthur](/source/Lake_McArthur_(British_Columbia))
| Southwest = [Park Mountain](/source/Park_Mountain)
| WSW       = McArthur Creek
| West      = McArthur Pass
| WNW       = [Odaray Mountain](/source/Odaray_Mountain)
| Northwest = [Cathedral Mountain](/source/Cathedral_Mountain_(Yoho))
}}
{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schaffer}}
Category:Two-thousanders of British Columbia
Category:Bow Range
Category:Mountains of Yoho National Park
Category:Kootenay Land District

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