{{Short description|Mountain summit in British Columbia, Canada}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Sir Donald | image = Mount Sir Donald from Abbot Ridge.jpg | image_caption = Mount Sir Donald from Abbott Ridge | elevation_m = 3284 | elevation_ref = <ref name=cme>{{cite bivouac |id=2377 |name=Mount Sir Donald |accessdate=2008-12-27}}</ref> | prominence_m = 874 | prominence_ref = <ref name=cme/> | parent_peak = Mount Dawson | location = British Columbia, Canada | district = Kootenay Land District | range = Selkirk Mountains | map = Canada British Columbia#Canada | map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada | label_position = | coordinates = {{coord|51|15|47.2|N|117|25|53.0|W|type:mountain_region:CA-BC_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|N|6}} | type = | first_ascent = Emil Huber, Carl Sulzer, Harry Cooper, 1890 | easiest_route = }}

'''Mount Sir Donald''' is a {{Convert|3284|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in the Rogers Pass area of Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. Its good rock quality and classic Matterhorn shape make it popular for alpine rock climbers, and the Northwest Arete route is included in the popular book ''Fifty Classic Climbs of North America''.

It was originally named Syndicate Peak in honor of the group who arranged the finances for the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway, but was later renamed after Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, head of the syndicate.<ref name=cme/>

The first ascent was made in 1890 by Emil Huber and Carl Sulzer of Switzerland and porter Harry Cooper.<ref name=cme/><ref>{{cite news |title=On The Top Of Mount Sir Donald |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1890-08-08 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F05E2D9133BE533A2575BC0A96E9C94619ED7CF |access-date=2008-12-27}}</ref> As of the 1910s, an average of three or four ascents per year were being made.<ref>{{cite book |title=Mountaineering and Exploration in the Selkirks |author=Howard Palmer |publisher=G. P. Putnam's sons |year=1914 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/mountaineeringa00palmgoog/page/n92 46] |url=https://archive.org/details/mountaineeringa00palmgoog}}</ref>

==Climate== Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.<ref name=KGcc2007>{{Cite Köppen-Geiger cc 2007}}</ref> Temperatures can drop below −20&nbsp;°C with wind chill factors below −30&nbsp;°C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into the Illecillewaet River, or east into the Beaver River.

==See also== *List of mountains of Canada *Geography of British Columbia

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==External links== {{commons category-inline}} *{{cite bcgnis|id=20545|name=Mount Sir Donald}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sir Donald, Mount}} Category:Three-thousanders of British Columbia Category:Selkirk Mountains Category:Glacier National Park (Canada) Category:Kootenay Land District

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