Mount Earl Grey

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Mount Earl Grey is a 3,149-metre (10,331-foot) mountain in British Columbia’s Purcell Mountains. It’s about 42 km southwest of Invermere and 52 km north-northeast of Kaslo, near the northern edge of Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Provincial Park. Nearby peaks include Truce Mountain (12 km to the west), Redtop Mountain (1.5 km to the southwest), and Jumbo Mountain (8.5 km to the north). The mountain’s name, chosen in 1915, comes from Earl Grey Pass nearby, which was named for Albert Grey, the 4th Earl Grey and Canada’s Governor General from 1904 to 1911, who visited the area in 1907–1908. The name was officially adopted in 1924. The first ascent was on July 16, 1928, by E. Cromwell, J.G. Hillhouse, J. Monroe Thorington, and Conrad Kain. Mount Earl Grey has a subarctic climate with cold winters and mild summers; temperatures can drop below −20 °C and wind chills below −30 °C. Runoff from the mountain drains into Toby Creek, which feeds the Columbia River. Elevation: 3,149 m; prominence: 267 m; parent peak: Redtop Mountain.