Mount Thiassi | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,772 m (9,094 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 562 m (1,844 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Vayu (2794 m)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 50°42′52″N 123°10′58″W / 50.71444°N 123.18278°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
District | Lillooet Land District |
Parent range | Thiassi Range Coast Mountains |
Topo map | NTS 92J11 North Creek[2] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1965 Dick Culbert, Alice Purdey[1] |
Easiest route | Scrambling from south [1] |
Mount Thiassi is a 2,772-metre (9,094-foot) mountain summit located in the Thiassi Range of the Coast Mountains, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the third-highest point in the Thiassi Range.[3] Mount Thiassi is situated 56 km (35 mi) northwest of Pemberton, and 6.9 km (4 mi) south-southwest of Mount Vayu, which is its nearest higher peak. Precipitation runoff from the peak and meltwater from unnamed glaciers on its slopes drain into tributaries of the Lillooet, Bridge, and Hurley Rivers. The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1965 by Dick Culbert and Alice Purdey. The mountain's name was submitted by this first ascent party to commemorate Thiassi, the god of storms according to Norse mythology.[4] The name was officially adopted June 22, 1967, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]