{{Short description|Mountain in British Columbia, Canada}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Overlander Mountain | image = Overlander Mountain.jpg | image_caption = North aspect | elevation_m = 2687 | elevation_ref =<ref name=peakvisor>{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/overlander-mountain.html|title=Overlander Mountain, Peakvisor.com|access-date=2022-12-22}}</ref><ref name=peakfinder>{{cite peakfinder|id=1025|name=Overlander Mountain|access-date=2022-12-22}}</ref> | prominence_m = 875 | prominence_ref =<ref name=peakvisor/> | range = Selwyn Range<ref name=peakvisor/><br />Canadian Rockies | parent_peak = Siberia Peak (2,804 m)<ref name=peakvisor/> | listing = Mountains of British Columbia | country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = British Columbia | part_type = Protected area | part = Mount Robson Provincial Park | district = Cariboo Land District | map = British Columbia#Canada | map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Overlander Mountain | coordinates = {{coord|52|59|29|N|119|11|41|W|type:mountain_region:CA-BC_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name=cgndb>{{cite cgndb|id=JBBAL|name=Overlander Mountain|access-date=2022-12-22}}</ref> | topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|83|D|14}}<ref name=cgndb/> | first_ascent = | rock = Sedimentary rock | age = | easiest_route = }}
'''Overlander Mountain''' is a summit in British Columbia, Canada.
==Description== Overlander Mountain, elevation 2,687-meters (8,816-feet), is located in Mount Robson Provincial Park, just south and within view of the park's visitor centre. It is the sixth-highest peak in the Selwyn Range,<ref name=peakvisor/> which is a subrange of the Canadian Rockies. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into tributaries of the Fraser River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,850 meters (6,070 ft) above the river in {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}}. The Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) and Canadian National Railway traverse around the northern base of the mountain. Views from the summit include Robson Valley, Cinnamon Peak, Whitehorn Mountain, Mount Robson, Resplendent Mountain, and many other peaks. The nearest neighbor is Klapperhorn Mountain, {{convert|2.0|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the northwest.
==History== The mountain's toponym was adopted by British Columbia on March 13, 1972,<ref name=bcgnis>{{cite bcgnis|id=15131|title=Overlander Mountain|access-date=2022-12-22}}</ref> and officially adopted January 30, 1980, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.<ref name=cgndb/> The mountain and nearby Overlander Falls are named for the Overlanders expedition of 1862 which made part of their perilous journey through the valley beneath this peak.<ref name=bcgnis/> "The Overlanders", a group of 175 men and one woman led by Thomas McMicking, travelled from Ontario across the prairies and through the Rocky Mountains, intending to reach the Cariboo goldfields.<ref>Metcalf, Vicky (1970). ''Journey Fantastic: With the Overlanders to the Cariboo'', Ryerson Press</ref>
==Climate==
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Overlander Mountain is located in a 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> Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
==Gallery== <gallery> Overlander Mountain, north.jpg|North aspect </gallery>
==See also== * {{Portal-inline|Mountains|size=tiny}} * Geography of British Columbia
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/mt_robson/ Mount Robson Provincial Park website]—BC Parks * Overlander Mountain: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6095547/Canada/British%20Columbia/Overlander%20Mountain weather forecast] * Overlanders of 1862: [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/overlanders-of-1862 Thecanadianencyclopedia.ca]
{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}} {{Geographic Location 2 | Center = Overlander Mountain | North = Mount Robson | Northeast = Resplendent Mountain | East = Fraser River | Southeast = Moose Lake | South = Selwyn Range | Southwest = Mount Terry Fox Provincial Park | West = Yellowhead Highway | Northwest = Klapperhorn Mountain }}
Category:Selwyn Range (British Columbia) Category:Two-thousanders of British Columbia Category:Robson Valley Category:Cariboo Land District Category:Mount Robson Provincial Park