Mount Maude

Mount Maude is the 15th highest peak in Washington state.The peak is located in the Entiat Mountains, a subrange of the North Cascades. It is in the Glacier Peak Wilderness, at the headwaters of the Entiat River. The peak was given its name by Albert H. Sylvester in honor of Frederick Stanley Maude.

The mountain from the Southside consists of mostly talus with small rocky outcroppings, often compared with mountains in the Colorado Rockies. The northeast side is much different, with a steep rocky summit sheltering the small Entiat Glacier. MOst climbers will climb Maude, Seven finger jack, and sometime Mount Fernow in the same trip.

Geology

The mountain made of Cretaceous Orthogneiss, and Tonalite. The flank of the mountain on the southwest side are made of Triassic Orthogneiss and Triassic to Permian Heterogeneous Metamorphic rock. While the northeast side also consist of Eocene Quartz Diorite, and small marble deposits. Many normal faults are present as well as one small strik-slip fault near spectacle buttes.

Mount Maude (Canada)

Mount Maude is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after Maude, Major General Sir Frederick Stanley. Major General Maude was a British commander who captured Baghdad during World War 1. This mountain was first ascended in 1922 by G.R. Adams.

Overview

Mount Maude is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada. It has an average elevation of 2,868m above sea level. The land area is not cultivated and most of the natural vegetation is still intact. The climate is classified as humid continental (humid with severe winter, no dry season with a polar desert biozone). This mountain can be ascended by hiking and route finding, however, it is very icy at parts. Mount Maude currently has no inhabitants. However, the nearest town, Kananaskis Village, has a population of 50,000, and is approximately 7 hours away by public transportation.

Climate

Mount Maude has distinct cold and warm seasons. July is usually the warmest month with an average temperature of 13.9°C and typically sunny skies. In contrast, January is the coldest month with an average temperature or -20°C at night. Winters at Mount Maude include prolonged freezing periods with sunrises around 7:55am and sunsets around 4:55pm. Earthquakes are experienced, on average, once every 50 years on Mount Maude ranking a 5/6 on the Richter Scale. This means that people living in the area will feel the quake and damage will be slight.