# Mount Tupper

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{{short description|Mountain in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Tupper
| image = Mount Tupper in Glacier National Park, British Columbia.jpg
| image_caption = Mount Tupper seen from Highway 1
| elevation_m = 2804
| elevation_ref = <ref name=bivouac>{{cite bivouac|id=2355|name=Mount Tupper|accessdate=2014-03-29}}</ref>
| prominence_m = 254
| prominence_ref = <ref name=bivouac/>
| parent_peak = [Swiss Peak](/source/Swiss_Peak)<ref name=bivouac/>
| location = [British Columbia, Canada](/source/British_Columbia)
| district = [Kootenay Land District](/source/Kootenay_Land_District)
| range = [Selkirk Mountains](/source/Selkirk_Mountains)
| map = Canada British Columbia
| map_caption = Location in British Columbia
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Tupper
| coordinates   = {{coord|51|20|09|N|117|29|55|W|type:mountain_region:CA-BC_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = <ref name=bcgnis>{{cite bcgnis|id=24625|name=Mount Tupper|accessdate=2014-03-29}}</ref>
| topo = [NTS](/source/National_Topographic_System) {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|N|6}}
| rock = [quartzite](/source/quartzite)
| first_ascent = 1906 Wolfgang Koehler, Edward Feuz Jr, Gottfried Feuz<ref name=bivouac/>
| easiest_route =
}}

'''Mount Tupper''' {{convert|2804|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} is a [mountain](/source/mountain) about {{convert|37|km|mi|0}} west of [Golden, British Columbia](/source/Golden%2C_British_Columbia), [Canada](/source/Canada) and three kilometres east of [Rogers Pass](/source/Rogers_Pass_(British_Columbia)) in [Glacier National Park](/source/Glacier_National_Park_(Canada)). Part of the [Selkirk Mountains](/source/Selkirk_Mountains), it was formerly named Hermit Mountain until renamed (1887) in honour of Sir [Charles Tupper](/source/Charles_Tupper) when he was minister of Railways and Canals in Sir [John A. Macdonald](/source/John_A._Macdonald)'s cabinet during the siting and construction of the [CPR](/source/Canadian_Pacific_Railway) line through the Selkirk Mountains, and later Prime Minister.<ref name=bcgnis/>

==Raspberry Rising Cave==
In 2013, the mountain was the scene of cave explorations by a team of eight, led by Nicholaus Vieira and funded by the [Royal Canadian Geographical Society](/source/Royal_Canadian_Geographical_Society), who followed the Raspberry Rising cave system for nearly a kilometre, climbing two waterfalls and traversing four [sump](/source/Sump_(cave))s. The end of the cave was not reached and further explorations are planned.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Joshua Rapp Learn|title=Cave Mappers|magazine=Canadian Geographic Magazine|date=April 2014|page=37}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crazycaver.com/content/raspberry-rising-project|title=Raspberry Rising Project|publisher=crazycaver.com|accessdate=2014-03-29}}</ref>

==Climate==
Based on the [Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification), Mount Tupper is located in a [subarctic climate](/source/subarctic_climate) zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.<ref name=KGcc2007>{{Cite Köppen-Geiger cc 2007}}</ref> Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors  below −30 °C. Precipitation [runoff](/source/Surface_runoff) from the mountain drains into the [Beaver River](/source/Beaver_River_(Columbia_River_tributary)) which is a tributary of the [Columbia River](/source/Columbia_River).

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Mt Tupper in Winter.jpg|Mount Tupper in winter
</gallery>

==See also==

*[Geology of British Columbia](/source/Geology_of_British_Columbia)
*[Geography of British Columbia](/source/Geography_of_British_Columbia)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=2355 Mount Tupper at bivouac.com]
* "[http://globalnews.ca/video/868738/full-story-mapping-the-underworld Mapping the Underworld]," a 19-minute documentary by [Carolyn Jarvis](/source/Carolyn_Jarvis) which takes the viewer inside Raspberry Rising Cave and shows how the expedition is assisting researchers in microbial studies (aired on Global Television on September 28, 2013). Note: most of the film is focused on [Booming Ice Chasm](/source/Booming_Ice_Chasm).
* Parks Canada site: [https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/bc/glacier Glacier National Park]
* Weather: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6083029/Canada/British%20Columbia/Columbia-Shuswap%20Regional%20District/Mount%20Tupper Mount Tupper]
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tupper, Mount}}
Category:Caves of British Columbia
Category:Columbia Country
Category:Two-thousanders of British Columbia
Category:Selkirk Mountains
Category:Kootenay Land District
Category:Charles Tupper

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