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Mount Green
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Mount Green, east aspect
Highest point
Elevation 2,692 m (8,832 ft)
Prominence 218 m (715 ft)
Parent peak Mount Bonney (3100 m)
Geography
Mount Green is located in British Columbia
Mount Green
Mount Green
Location in British Columbia
Mount Green is located in Canada
Mount Green
Mount Green
Location in Canada
Location Glacier National Park
British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Selkirk Mountains
Topo map NTS 82N/4
Climbing
First ascent 1910, Alexander McCoubrey, Ernest Feuz
Easiest route YDS 3 Scrambling

Mount Green is a 2,692-metre (8,832-foot) mountain summit located in Glacier National Park, in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated 4 km (2.5 mi) north-northwest of Mount Bonney, 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Rogers Pass, 52 km (32 mi) northeast of Revelstoke, and 44 km (27 mi) west of Golden. The mountain was named by Arthur Oliver Wheeler for Rev. William Spotswood Green (1847–1919), who explored, mapped, named, climbed, and wrote about the Selkirk Mountains. His book "Among the Selkirk Glaciers", published in 1890, introduced the world to the Selkirk Mountains. He is credited with recommending the location for a small chalet to the Canadian Pacific Railway that would grow to become the Chateau Lake Louise hotel, as well as making the first ascent of Mount Bonney. The mountain's name was officially adopted September 8, 1932, when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. The first ascent of the mountain was made August 25, 1910, by Alexander A. McCoubrey and Ernest Feuz who climbed the south ridge and descended the north ridge.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Green is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors  below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into the Illecillewaet River.

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