Pelion Mountain

Pelion Mountain
Pelion Mountain (left) seen from northwest (Ossa Mountain and Mount Tantalus right)
Highest point
Elevation	2,312 m (7,585 ft)[1]
Prominence	707 m (2,320 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Mount Tantalus (2603 m)[1]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	49°51′53″N 123°21′23″W / 49.86472°N 123.35639°W / 49.86472; -123.35639[2]
Geography
Pelion Mountain Location in British Columbia Show map of British Columbia Pelion Mountain Pelion Mountain (Canada) Show map of Canada
Interactive map of Pelion Mountain
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	New Westminster Land District
Protected area	Tantalus Provincial Park
Parent range	Tantalus Range Coast Ranges
Topo map	NTS 92G14 Cheakamus River[2]
Climbing
First ascent	1944 V. Brink, B. McLellan[1]
Easiest route	Scramble

Pelion Mountain is a 2,312-metre (7,585-foot) summit located in the Tantalus Range, in Tantalus Provincial Park, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is situated 21 km (13 mi) northwest of Squamish, 0.8 km (0 mi) east of Ossa Mountain, and 5.5 km (3 mi) north-northwest of Mount Tantalus, which is its nearest higher peak and the highest peak in the Tantalus Range.^[3] Unnamed glaciers surround the peak and precipitation runoff from the peak drains into tributaries of the Squamish River and Clowhom River. The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1944 by V. Brink and B. McLellan.^[1] The mountain names in the Tantalus Range have a Greek mythology theme, and Pelion Mountain was named for the legendary Pelion mountain in Thessaly, upon which the Aloadaes are said to have attempted to pile Mount Pelion on top of Mount Ossa in their attempt to scale Olympus, home of the Greek gods. The mountain's name was officially adopted on June 6, 1957, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[2]