{{Short description|Mountain in British Columbia, Canada}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Sir Richard | image = Mount Sir Richard.jpg | image_caption = North aspect centered at top, from Mt. Taylor | elevation_m = 2681 | elevation_ref =<ref name=peakvisor>{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/mount-sir-richard.html|title=Mount Sir Richard, Peakvisor.com|access-date=2024-03-04}}</ref><ref name=Passion/> | prominence_m = 886 | prominence_ref =<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger|66150|Mount Sir Richard, British Columbia|access-date=2024-03-04}}</ref> | isolation_km = 12.51 | isolation_ref =<ref name="pb"/> | parent_peak = Tremor Mountain<ref name=peakvisor/> | etymology = Sir Richard McBride | location = British Columbia, Canada | district = New Westminster Land District<ref name=cgndb>{{cite cgndb|id=JBMCW|name=Mount Sir Richard|access-date=2024-03-04}}</ref> | part_type = Protected area | part = Garibaldi Provincial Park | range = Coast Mountains<br />McBride Range<ref name="pb"/> | 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 Sir Richard | coordinates = {{coord|49|57|50|N|122|42|04|W|type:mountain_region:CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref =<ref name=bcgnis>{{cite bcgnis|21395|Mount Sir Richard}}</ref> | topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|92|G|15}} | rock = | first_ascent = 1937 | easiest_route = }}
'''Mount Sir Richard''' is a {{Convert|2681|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} glaciated summit in British Columbia, Canada.
==Description== Mount Sir Richard is located in the McBride Range of the Coast Mountains, and {{convert|25|km|mi}} southeast of Whistler in Garibaldi Provincial Park. It is the highest point of the McBride Range and seventh-highest peak within the park.<ref name="pb"/><ref name=peakvisor/> Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from this mountain's south and east slopes drains to the Lillooet River via Tuwasus Creek, whereas the north and west slopes drain into headwaters of the Cheakamus River. Mount Sir Richard is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 1,880 metres (6,168 ft) above Tuwasus Creek in less than {{convert|6|km|mi|spell=in}} and 1,380 metres (4,527 ft) above Cheakamus River in {{convert|5|km|mi|spell=in}}.
==History== {{Stack|float=right |thumb|right|90px|Richard McBride }} The mountain's name honors Sir Richard McBride (1870–1917).<ref name=bcgnis/> The toponym was officially adopted September 2, 1930, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.<ref name=cgndb/> In 1903, at the age of 33, he became the youngest premier in the history of British Columbia. McBride was knighted in 1912, then resigned as premier in 1915 and became British Columbia's agent-general in London. There is also Mount McBride located on Vancouver Island that is named after him.
The first ascent of the summit was made on May 2, 1937, by Don Munday, Phyllis Munday, and Pip Brock via the Cheakamus River Valley and McBride Glacier.<ref name=Passion>Kathryn Bridge, ''A Passion for Mountains: The Lives of Don and Phyllis Munday'', 2006, Rocky Mountain Books Ltd, {{ISBN|9781894765695}}, p. 199–201, 227.</ref> Their adventure took 14 days.<ref>[https://whistlermuseum.org/tag/mount-sir-richard/ Whistlermuseum.org], Tag: Mount Sir Richard, Pip Brock part 2, July 30, 2011.</ref>
==Climate== Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Sir Richard 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 −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Ubyssey Glacier on the south and west slopes of the peak, as well as the McBride Glacier on the north and east slopes. The months of July and August offer the most favorable weather for climbing Mount Sir Richard.
==See also== * Geography of British Columbia * Geology of British Columbia
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * Weather: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6082721/Canada/British%20Columbia/Mount%20Sir%20Richard Mount Sir Richard]
{{Geographic Location 2 | Center = Mount Sir Richard | North = Outlier Peak | Northeast = Nivalis Mountain | East = Adieu Mountain | Southeast = Tuwasus Creek | South = Tuwasus Creek | Southwest = Forger Peak | West = Ubyssey Glacier | WNW = Cheakamus Mountain | Northwest = The Lecture Cutters }} {{Pacific Ranges}} {{Portal bar|Mountains|Geography|Canada}}
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