Rethel Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,408 m (7,900 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 178 m (584 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Parkhurst Mountain (2494 m)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 50°09′15″N 122°49′23″W / 50.15417°N 122.82306°W[1] |
Geography | |
Interactive map of Rethel Mountain | |
Location | Garibaldi Provincial Park British Columbia, Canada |
District | New Westminster Land District |
Parent range | Garibaldi Ranges Coast Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 92J2 Whistler |
Geology | |
Rock type | Granite |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Scramble |
Rethel Mountain is a 2,408-metre (7,900-foot) mountain summit located in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains, in northwestern Garibaldi Provincial Park of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is situated 11 km (7 mi) northeast of Whistler, on the south side of Wedgemount Lake and west side of Wedgemount Glacier. Its nearest higher peak is Parkhurst Mountain, 1.3 km (1 mi) to the southeast.[2] Rethel is set 3.2 km (2 mi) northwest of Wedge Mountain, the highest peak in Garibaldi Park, and 2.9 km (2 mi) southwest of Mount Weart, the second-highest in the park. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into Wedgemount Creek and Rethel Creek, both tributaries of the Green River, which in turn is a tributary of the Lillooet River. It was named in association from Rethel station (since closed) on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway route.[3] The mountain's name was officially adopted on February 27, 1978, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]