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Mountain in British Columbia, Canada

Hagen Peak
Hagen Peak, northwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation 2,635 m (8,645 ft)[1]
Prominence 225 m (738 ft)[1]
Listing Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates 51°35′07″N 116°43′05″W / 51.58528°N 116.71806°W / 51.58528; -116.71806[2]
Geography
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Location Yoho National ParkBritish Columbia, Canada
District Kootenay Land District
Parent range Park RangesCanadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[2]
Geology
Rock age Cambrian
Rock type Sedimentary

Hagen Peak is a 2,635-metre (8,645 ft) double summit mountain located on the western boundary of Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is situated 36 km (22 mi) northeast of Golden in the Blaeberry Valley, and less than 13 km (8.1 mi) from the Continental Divide. The mountain was named after Canadian Army Private Alfred G. Hagen of Field, BC, who was serving with the 10th Canadian Infantry Brigade when he was killed in 1944 World War II action, during the liberation of Calais, France.[3][4] The mountain's name was officially adopted July 5, 1961, when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Hagen Peak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into the Blaeberry River, or east into headwaters of the Amiskwi River.

  1. ^ a b "Hagen Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  2. ^ a b c "Hagen Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  3. ^ "Hagen Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  4. ^ "Hagen Peak". BC Geographical Names.
  5. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.