Mount Munday
Mountain in British Columbia, Canada
title: "Mount Munday" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["three-thousanders-of-british-columbia", "pacific-ranges", "range-2-coast-land-district"] description: "Mountain in British Columbia, Canada" topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Munday" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Mountain in British Columbia, Canada ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mount Munday |
| photo | Mount Munday avalanche.jpg |
| photo_caption | North aspect |
| elevation_m | 3356 |
| elevation_ref | |
| prominence_m | 426 |
| prominence_ref | |
| range | Waddington Range |
| Pacific Ranges | |
| listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| location | British Columbia, Canada |
| map | Canada British Columbia |
| map_caption | Location in British Columbia |
| label_position | right |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 8 |
| mapframe-caption | Interactive map of Mount Munday |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| topo | NTS |
| first_ascent | 1930 D. Munday & P. Munday |
| easiest_route | rock/ice climb |
| :: |
| name = Mount Munday | photo = Mount Munday avalanche.jpg | photo_caption = North aspect | elevation_m = 3356 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 426 | prominence_ref = | range = Waddington Range Pacific Ranges | listing = Mountains of British Columbia | location = British Columbia, Canada | map = Canada British Columbia | map_caption = Location in British Columbia | label_position = right | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Munday | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo = NTS | type = | age = | first_ascent = 1930 D. Munday & P. Munday | easiest_route = rock/ice climb
Mount Munday is one of the principal summits of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. It is 3356 m in elevation and stands in the Waddington Range six kilometres southeast of Mount Waddington 4019 m, which is the highest summit in the Coast Mountains.
The peak was named in honour of pioneering climbers Don and Phyllis Munday who first climbed it explored and charted much of the southern Coast Mountains, including much of western Garibaldi Provincial Park near Whistler but also many remote peaks lesser-known than those near the resort. The Mundays were the discoverers of Mount Waddington, formerly dubbed by them Mystery Mountain; they originally spotted it from Mount Arrowsmith on Vancouver Island but explored the Waddington Range in the hope of locating and measuring it, although someone else performed its first ascent.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Munday has an ice cap climate. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Bravo, Splendour and Ice Valley glaciers which cover the slopes of Mount Munday.
References
References
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- (2 July 2018). "The search for B.C.'s Mystery Mountain: Experts said it didn't exist — then Don and Phyllis Munday found it". National Post.
- {{Cite Köppen-Geiger cc 2007
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