The Ogilvie Mountains are a mountain range in the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada.
| Ogilvie Mountains | |
|---|---|
 Mountains in Tombstone Territorial Park | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Frank Rae |
| Elevation | 2,362 m (7,749 ft) |
| Coordinates | 64°28′13″N 138°33′18″W / 64.47028°N 138.55500°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Ogilvie Mountains | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territories | Yukon |
| Range coordinates | 64°40′04″N 138°28′41″W / 64.66778°N 138.47806°W[2] |
| Parent range | Yukon Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 116B9 North Fork Pass[2] |
Geologically they are part of the Yukon Ranges, in the upper Laramide Belt of the North American Cordillera.
Geography
editThe range lies north of Dawson City, and is crossed by the Dempster Highway.
The area was first surveyed by William Ogilvie and the range subsequently named after him.
- Sub-ranges
- Peaks
The best known mountain peaks of the Ogilvie Mountains are located within Tombstone Territorial Park.[3]
The highest mountain within the range is Mount Frank Rae, at 2,362 m (7,749 ft) in elevation.
The range's most familiar mountains, with their jagged granite peaks, are:[4]
Climate
editOgilvie River is a weather station near the Ogilvie Maintenance Compound in the northern Ogilvie Mountains, situated at an elevation of 597 m (1959 ft).[5]
| Climate data for Ogilvie River, Yukon, 1981-2006 normals, 1971-2008 extremes: 1959ft (597m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7 (44) |
7 (44) |
8 (46) |
16 (61) |
28 (82) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (87) |
26 (79) |
22 (72) |
7 (45) |
10 (50) |
31 (88) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.2) |
−1.3 (29.6) |
1.4 (34.6) |
10.2 (50.3) |
19.9 (67.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.4 (79.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
18.1 (64.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −22.4 (−8.4) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
10.4 (50.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.6 (61.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
−4.4 (24.0) |
−18.3 (−1.0) |
−19.9 (−3.9) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −28.3 (−19.0) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−21.4 (−6.6) |
−9.7 (14.6) |
3.6 (38.4) |
11.3 (52.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.7 (49.4) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−9.9 (14.1) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−25.7 (−14.2) |
−8.7 (16.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −35.5 (−31.9) |
−33.3 (−28.0) |
−30.9 (−23.6) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−3.2 (26.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
5.8 (42.5) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−29.4 (−21.0) |
−31.9 (−25.4) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −48.9 (−56.0) |
−48.3 (−55.0) |
−44.7 (−48.5) |
−33.7 (−28.6) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−1.7 (29.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−29.8 (−21.7) |
−41.2 (−42.2) |
−45.1 (−49.1) |
−50.9 (−59.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −57 (−71) |
−56 (−69) |
−54 (−66) |
−43 (−45) |
−27 (−17) |
−6 (21) |
−3 (27) |
−10 (14) |
−25 (−13) |
−42 (−44) |
−51 (−59) |
−53 (−63) |
−57 (−71) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14 (0.57) |
14 (0.56) |
9.9 (0.39) |
7.9 (0.31) |
22 (0.86) |
43 (1.70) |
53 (2.07) |
40 (1.56) |
33 (1.30) |
27 (1.07) |
18 (0.69) |
18 (0.71) |
299.8 (11.79) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 15 (5.8) |
14 (5.6) |
9.9 (3.9) |
7.1 (2.8) |
5.3 (2.1) |
0.25 (0.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.51 (0.2) |
8.4 (3.3) |
24 (9.5) |
18 (6.9) |
18 (7.1) |
120.46 (47.3) |
| Source: XMACIS2 (normals, extremes & precip/snow)[6] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Mount Frank Rae". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ a b "Ogilvie Mountains". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ tombstonepark
- ^ "Ogilvie Mountains". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ "Ogilvie Highway Camp (OGIH) Basic Station Information". YukonWeather. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
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