Adamant Mountain
Adamant Mountain is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada.
Description
Adamant Mountain is the highest point of the Adamant Range which is a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains. It also ranks as the fourth-highest peak in the Selkirks. It is located northwest of Golden and north of Glacier [National Park (Canada)|Glacier National Park]. Adamant is highly glaciated with large glaciers radiating in all directions, including the Granite, Adamant, Gothics, and Austerity glaciers. Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the Columbia River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,700 metres above Austerity Creek in and 2,600 m above Kinbasket Lake in. Access to this remote mountain is via helicopter at Golden.History
The first ascent of the summit was made June 26, 1912, by Howard Palmer, Edward Holway, with guides Rudolph Aemmer and Edward Feuz Jr.The first ascent of the South Buttress was made July 31, 1973 by Ted Davis and Budge Gierke. This route was one of Fred Beckey's favorites in North America, which he climbed in 2003.
The mountain's descriptive toponym was officially adopted on March 31, 1924, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.