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Youngs Peak is a 2,815-metre glaciated summit in Glacier National Park, British Columbia, in the Selkirk Mountains near Rogers Pass. First climbed in 1898 by Charles Ernest Fay and Redt F. Curtis, it belongs to the early era of Selkirk mountaineering exploration. Its official name was adopted in 1977 and honors Mrs. Julia M. Young, manager of Glacier House from 1899 to 1920 and an important figure in the region’s early tourism. The mountain’s subarctic climate, severe cold, and heavy snowfall sustain the Asulkan and Geikie glaciers, while its runoff drains toward both the Illecillewaet and Incomappleux river systems.
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