Silvertip Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,596 m (8,517 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,871 m (6,138 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Robinson Mountain[2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 49°09′47″N 121°12′58″W / 49.16306°N 121.21611°W[3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Yale Division Yale Land District |
Parent range | Canadian Cascades |
Topo map | NTS 92H3 Skagit River |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1908 Boundary Survey party |
Easiest route | West Ridge[2] |
Silvertip Mountain is a 2,596 m (8,517 ft) summit in the Canadian Cascades south of Hope, British Columbia. It lies on the northern boundary of Skagit Valley Provincial Park. With a prominence of 1,871 m (6,138 ft), it is one of the fifty most prominent peaks in Canada.[1] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on December 2, 1948, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3] The peak was first climbed in 1908 by a Boundary Survey party.[2]