Mount Fitzsimmons (British Columbia)

Mount Fitzsimmons
Mount Fitzsimmons and Fitzsimmons Glacier as seen from Overlord Mountain
Highest point
Elevation2,603 m (8,540 ft)[1]
Prominence133 m (436 ft)[1]
Parent peakOverlord Mountain (2625 m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°0′50″N 122°48′24″W / 50.01389°N 122.80667°W / 50.01389; -122.80667[2]
Geography
Mount Fitzsimmons is located in British Columbia
Mount Fitzsimmons
Mount Fitzsimmons
Location in British Columbia
Mount Fitzsimmons is located in Canada
Mount Fitzsimmons
Mount Fitzsimmons
Mount Fitzsimmons (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictNew Westminster Land District
Protected areaGaribaldi Provincial Park
Parent rangeFitzsimmons Range
Garibaldi Ranges
Coast Ranges
Topo mapNTS 92J2 Whistler[2]
Climbing
First ascent1924 by BCMC party[1]
Easiest routeclass 2-3 via Diavolo Glacier

Mount Fitzsimmons is a 2,603-metre (8,540-foot) glacier-clad peak located in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains, in Garibaldi Provincial Park of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the third-highest point of the Fitzsimmons Range, which is a subset of the Garibaldi Ranges.[3] It is situated 15 km (9 mi) southeast of Whistler, and its nearest higher peak is Mount Benvolio, 0.5 km (0 mi) to the west-southwest.[3] The Diavolo Glacier spreads out below the southeast aspect of the summit, and the Fitzsimmons Glacier descends the northwest slopes. Precipitation runoff from the peak and meltwater from its glaciers drains into tributaries of the Cheakamus River. The first ascent of the mountain was made on August 19, 1924, by a party of the British Columbia Mountaineering Club.[4] The peak was named for prospector James Fitzsimmons, who built a trail along Fitzsimmons Creek in an effort to haul supplies to a small copper mine he staked and worked.[4] The mountain's name was officially adopted on September 2, 1930, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

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