Monarch Mountain (British Columbia)

This article is about the mountain in British Columbia. For the mountain in Alberta, see Monarch Mountain (Alberta). For the ski area in Colorado, see Monarch Mountain (ski area).
Monarch Mountain
Highest point
Elevation3,555 m (11,663 ft)[1]
Prominence2,930 m (9,610 ft)[1]
Listing
Coordinates51°53′58″N 125°52′33″W / 51.89944°N 125.87583°W / 51.89944; -125.87583[2]
Geography
Monarch Mountain is located in British Columbia
Monarch Mountain
Monarch Mountain
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictRange 2 Coast Land District
Parent rangePacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains
Topo mapNTS 92N13 Knot Lakes[2]
Climbing
First ascentJuly 1936 by Henry Snow Hall Jr. and Hans Fuhrer[3]
Easiest routerock/ice climb

Monarch Mountain is one of the principal summits of the Pacific Ranges subdivision of the Coast Mountains in southern British Columbia. It stands just east of a pass between the Klinaklini River and the south branch of the Atnarko River, which is a tributary of the Bella Coola River. Surrounding Monarch Mountain is the Monarch Icefield, the northernmost of the major icefields of the Pacific Ranges, and just south of it is the Ha-Iltzuk Icefield, which is the largest. Monarch is in the southern end of Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park.[4]

  1. ^ a b "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominence Page". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  2. ^ a b "Monarch Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  3. ^ Scott, Chic (2000). Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering. Rocky Mountain Books. p. 119. ISBN 9780921102595.
  4. ^ "Monarch Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-31.