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Mount Copeland is a summit in the Monashee Mountains to the northwest of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. It was named in 1939, along with Copeland Creek (aka Wildgoose Creek) and Copeland Ridge, of which it is the summit, for Ralph Copeland (1837-1905), an English astronomer and the third Astronomer Royal for Scotland.[1][2][3]
Record snowfall
Mount Copeland is the site of the highest recorded snowfall in Canada in one season (July 1, 1971-June 30,1972).[4]
See also
- Copeland (disambiguation)
- Weather extremes in Canada
- 2010 British Columbia avalanche
References
- ^ "Copeland, Mount". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/12338.html.
- ^ "Copeland Ridge". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/12341.html.
- ^ "Copeland Creek". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/12337.html.
- ^ Greatest Snowfalls in North America (reference), teachervision.com
Coordinates: 51°07′24″N 118°25′20″W / 51.12333°N 118.42222°W
Categories:- British Columbia Interior geography stubs
- Monashee Mountains
- Columbia Country
- Mountains of British Columbia
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