Their most famous mountain, The Black Tusk, is not among the highest in the range; it is a volcanic plug on the meadow-ridge between Garibaldi and Cheakamus Lakes, just south of the resort of Whistler, British Columbia. The highest peak in the range is just north of the resort, Wedge Mountain 2892 m (9488 ft) a.k.a. Wedgemont and "The Wedge".
The northern part of the range, consisting mostly of Garibaldi Provincial Park, is extremely alpine in character, with large icefields and a sea of high peaks. The southern part of the range, north of Stave Lake and between the upper Pitt River and the lower Lillooet River, has no major icefields because of the precipitous character of the network of plunging U-shaped valleys - many well over 5000' deep, with individual peaks with near-vertical flanks up to 7000'. At the core of this set of ridges decorated with sharp, spiny peaks, is the highest - Mount Judge Howay 2262 m (7421 ft). The southernmost major peaks of the Garibaldi Ranges are in Golden Ears Provincial Park just north of Haney (downtown Maple Ridge), whose cluster of sugarloafs resemble a donkey's ears and, on the day of naming, were gleaming in the sunset; the highest of these is Golden Ears at 1716 m (5630 ft).
Garibaldi Ranges in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
February 03, 2023
garibaldi, ranges, next, southwesternmost, subdivision, pacific, ranges, coast, mountains, only, north, shore, mountains, farther, southwest, they, between, valley, formed, pass, between, cheakamus, river, green, river, west, location, resort, municipality, wh. The Garibaldi Ranges are the next to southwesternmost subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains only the North Shore Mountains are farther southwest They lie between the valley formed by the pass between the Cheakamus River and Green River on the west the location of the Resort Municipality of Whistler and the valley of the Lillooet River on the east and extend south into Maple Ridge an eastern suburb of Vancouver and the northern District of Mission To their south are the North Shore Mountains overlooking Vancouver while to their southeast are the Douglas Ranges Garibaldi RangesMount Garibaldi as seen from the southHighest pointPeakWedge MountainElevation2 892 m 9 488 ft Coordinates50 07 59 N 122 47 36 W 50 13306 N 122 79333 W 50 13306 122 79333 Coordinates 50 07 59 N 122 47 36 W 50 13306 N 122 79333 W 50 13306 122 79333DimensionsArea4 337 km2 1 675 sq mi GeographyLocation map of Garibaldi RangesCountryCanadaStateBritish ColumbiaSettlementSquamishParent rangePacific RangesBorders onNorth Shore Mountains Lillooet Ranges and Douglas RangesThey take their name indirectly from Mount Garibaldi on the western side of the range which is the namesake of Garibaldi Provincial Park Their southern end between the upper Stave River and Pitt Lake is north of the municipality of Maple Ridge and forms Golden Ears Provincial Park which was originally part of Garibaldi Park Their most famous mountain The Black Tusk is not among the highest in the range it is a volcanic plug on the meadow ridge between Garibaldi and Cheakamus Lakes just south of the resort of Whistler British Columbia The highest peak in the range is just north of the resort Wedge Mountain 2892 m 9488 ft a k a Wedgemont and The Wedge The northern part of the range consisting mostly of Garibaldi Provincial Park is extremely alpine in character with large icefields and a sea of high peaks The southern part of the range north of Stave Lake and between the upper Pitt River and the lower Lillooet River has no major icefields because of the precipitous character of the network of plunging U shaped valleys many well over 5000 deep with individual peaks with near vertical flanks up to 7000 At the core of this set of ridges decorated with sharp spiny peaks is the highest Mount Judge Howay 2262 m 7421 ft The southernmost major peaks of the Garibaldi Ranges are in Golden Ears Provincial Park just north of Haney downtown Maple Ridge whose cluster of sugarloafs resemble a donkey s ears and on the day of naming were gleaming in the sunset the highest of these is Golden Ears at 1716 m 5630 ft Sub ranges EditGaribaldi Neve Fitzsimmons Range Musical Bumps McBride Range Spearhead Range Golden Ears Misty Icefield Bastion RangeReferences EditThis article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Garibaldi Ranges news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message External links EditGaribaldi Ranges in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Garibaldi Ranges amp oldid 1115840717, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
