Ogilvie Mountains

Mountain range in the Yukon Territory, northwestern Canada

Ogilvie Mountains

Mountains in Tombstone Territorial Park

Highest point
Peak| Mount Frank Rae
Elevation| 2,362 m (7,749 ft)
Coordinates| 64°28′13″N 138°33′18″W﻿ / ﻿64.47028°N 138.55500°W﻿ / 64.47028; -138.55500[1]
Geography

Ogilvie Mountains

Country| Canada
Territories| Yukon
Range coordinates| 64°40′04″N 138°28′41″W﻿ / ﻿64.66778°N 138.47806°W﻿ / 64.66778; -138.47806[2]
Parent range| Yukon Ranges
Topo map| NTS 116B9 North Fork Pass[2]

The Ogilvie Mountains are a mountain range in the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada.

Geologically they are part of the Yukon Ranges, in the upper Laramide Belt of the North American Cordillera.

## Geography

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The range lies north of Dawson City, and is crossed by the Dempster Highway.

The area was first surveyed by William Ogilvie and the range subsequently named after him.

Sub-ranges

* Nahoni Range

Peaks

The best known mountain peaks of the Ogilvie Mountains are located within Tombstone Territorial Park.[3]

The highest mountain within the range is Mount Frank Rae, at 2,362 m (7,749 ft) in elevation.

The range's most familiar mountains, with their jagged granite peaks, are:[4]

* Tombstone Mountain
* Mount Monolith

Mount Monolith of the Ogilvie Mountains, seen at dawn from Divide Lake, in Tombstone Territorial Park

## Climate

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Ogilvie River is a weather station near the Ogilvie Maintenance Compound in the northern Ogilvie Mountains, situated at an elevation of 597 m (1959 ft).[5]

Climate data for Ogilvie River, Yukon, 1981-2006 normals, 1971-2008 extremes: 1959ft (597m)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 7
(44)  | 7
(44)  | 8
(46)  | 16
(61)  | 28
(82)  | 31
(88)  | 31
(88)  | 31
(87)  | 26
(79)  | 22
(72)  | 7
(45)  | 10
(50)  | 31
(88)
Mean maximum °C (°F)  | −6.6
(20.2)  | −1.3
(29.6)  | 1.4
(34.6)  | 10.2
(50.3)  | 19.9
(67.9)  | 26.2
(79.2)  | 26.4
(79.6)  | 24.8
(76.6)  | 18.1
(64.5)  | 7.8
(46.0)  | −4.1
(24.6)  | −2.7
(27.1)  | 27.7
(81.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | −22.4
(−8.4)  | −18.7
(−1.7)  | −11.9
(10.6)  | −0.2
(31.6)  | 10.4
(50.8)  | 18.8
(65.8)  | 20.0
(68.0)  | 16.6
(61.8)  | 9.2
(48.6)  | −4.4
(24.0)  | −18.3
(−1.0)  | −19.9
(−3.9)  | −1.7
(28.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | −28.3
(−19.0)  | −25.6
(−14.1)  | −21.4
(−6.6)  | −9.7
(14.6)  | 3.6
(38.4)  | 11.3
(52.4)  | 12.9
(55.2)  | 9.7
(49.4)  | 3.0
(37.4)  | −9.9
(14.1)  | −24.0
(−11.2)  | −25.7
(−14.2)  | −8.7
(16.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | −35.5
(−31.9)  | −33.3
(−28.0)  | −30.9
(−23.6)  | −18.7
(−1.7)  | −3.2
(26.3)  | 4.1
(39.4)  | 5.8
(42.5)  | 2.7
(36.9)  | −3.1
(26.4)  | −15.2
(4.6)  | −29.4
(−21.0)  | −31.9
(−25.4)  | −15.7
(3.7)
Mean minimum °C (°F)  | −48.9
(−56.0)  | −48.3
(−55.0)  | −44.7
(−48.5)  | −33.7
(−28.6)  | −13.1
(8.4)  | −1.7
(29.0)  | 0.0
(32.0)  | −4.1
(24.6)  | −10.7
(12.7)  | −29.8
(−21.7)  | −41.2
(−42.2)  | −45.1
(−49.1)  | −50.9
(−59.7)
Record low °C (°F)  | −57
(−71)  | −56
(−69)  | −54
(−66)  | −43
(−45)  | −27
(−17)  | −6
(21)  | −3
(27)  | −10
(14)  | −25
(−13)  | −42
(−44)  | −51
(−59)  | −53
(−63)  | −57
(−71)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 14
(0.57)  | 14
(0.56)  | 9.9
(0.39)  | 7.9
(0.31)  | 22
(0.86)  | 43
(1.70)  | 53
(2.07)  | 40
(1.56)  | 33
(1.30)  | 27
(1.07)  | 18
(0.69)  | 18
(0.71)  | 299.8
(11.79)
Average snowfall cm (inches)  | 15
(5.8)  | 14
(5.6)  | 9.9
(3.9)  | 7.1
(2.8)  | 5.3
(2.1)  | 0.25
(0.1)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 0.51
(0.2)  | 8.4
(3.3)  | 24
(9.5)  | 18
(6.9)  | 18
(7.1)  | 120.46
(47.3)
Source: XMACIS2 (normals, extremes & precip/snow)[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Mount Frank Rae". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
2. ^ a b "Ogilvie Mountains". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
3. ^ tombstonepark
4. ^ "Ogilvie Mountains". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
5. ^ "Ogilvie Highway Camp (OGIH) Basic Station Information". YukonWeather. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
6. ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 7, 2024.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ogilvie Mountains.

* Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia: Ogilvie Mountains

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