Ogilvie Mountains | |
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Mountains in Tombstone Territorial Park | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Frank Rae |
Elevation | 2,362 m (7,749 ft) |
Coordinates | 64Β°28β²13β³N 138Β°33β²18β³W / 64.47028Β°N 138.55500Β°W / 64.47028; -138.55500 |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Territories | Yukon |
Range coordinates | 64Β°40β²04β³N 138Β°28β²41β³W / 64.66778Β°N 138.47806Β°W / 64.66778; -138.47806 |
Parent range | Yukon Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 116B9 North Fork Pass |
The Ogilvie Mountains are a mountain range in theββYukon Territory of northwestern Canada.
Geologically they are part of the Yukon Ranges, in the upper Laramide Belt of the North American Cordillera.
Geographyβ»
The 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.
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:
Climateβ»
Ogilvie River is a weather station near the Ogilvie Maintenance Compound in the northern Ogilvie Mountains, situated at an elevation of 597 m (1959 ft).
Climate data for Ogilvie River, Yukon, 1981-2006 normals, 1971-2008 extremes: 1959ft (597m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high Β°C (Β°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 Β°C (Β°F) | β6.6 (20.2) |
β1.3 (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) |
β4.1 (24.6) |
β2.7 (27.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
Mean daily maximum Β°C (Β°F) | β22.4 (β8.4) |
β18.7 (β1.7) |
β11.9 (10.6) |
β0.2 (31.6) |
10.4 (50.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.6 (61.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
β4.4 (24.0) |
β18.3 (β1.0) |
β19.9 (β3.9) |
β1.7 (28.9) |
Daily mean Β°C (Β°F) | β28.3 (β19.0) |
β25.6 (β14.1) |
β21.4 (β6.6) |
β9.7 (14.6) |
3.6 (38.4) |
11.3 (52.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.7 (49.4) |
3.0 (37.4) |
β9.9 (14.1) |
β24.0 (β11.2) |
β25.7 (β14.2) |
β8.7 (16.4) |
Mean daily minimum Β°C (Β°F) | β35.5 (β31.9) |
β33.3 (β28.0) |
β30.9 (β23.6) |
β18.7 (β1.7) |
β3.2 (26.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
5.8 (42.5) |
2.7 (36.9) |
β3.1 (26.4) |
β15.2 (4.6) |
β29.4 (β21.0) |
β31.9 (β25.4) |
β15.7 (3.7) |
Mean minimum Β°C (Β°F) | β48.9 (β56.0) |
β48.3 (β55.0) |
β44.7 (β48.5) |
β33.7 (β28.6) |
β13.1 (8.4) |
β1.7 (29.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
β4.1 (24.6) |
β10.7 (12.7) |
β29.8 (β21.7) |
β41.2 (β42.2) |
β45.1 (β49.1) |
β50.9 (β59.7) |
Record low Β°C (Β°F) | β57 (β71) |
β56 (β69) |
β54 (β66) |
β43 (β45) |
β27 (β17) |
β6 (21) |
β3 (27) |
β10 (14) |
β25 (β13) |
β42 (β44) |
β51 (β59) |
β53 (β63) |
β57 (β71) |
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) |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Mount Frank Rae". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ "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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