Mount Raleigh
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| Mount Raleigh | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,132 metres (10,276 feet) |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Range | Coast Mountains |
| Coordinates | |
| Topo map | NTS 92K/16} |
| First ascent | 1959 R. Hutchinson; J. Woodfield; J. Owen; W. Himmelsbach |
| Easiest route | rock/ice climb |
Mount Raleigh is one of the principal summits of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of southern British Columbia. It is 3,132 m (10,276 ft) in elevation and is the highest summit south of the Bishop River's divide with the Lillooet River at Ring Pass, which is at the southeastern edge of the Lillooet Icefield and just north of the Pemberton Icecap. It is also the highest peak south of the pass between the upper basins of Chilko Lake and the Taseko Lakes, just north of which is Monmouth Mountain 3,182 m (10,440 ft) (see Tsi'los Provincial Park).
The mountain is named for Sir Walter Raleigh, and is one of several Elizabethan-themed summits in the area of the Southgate River, the highest of which is, suitably, Mount Queen Bess named after Elizabeth I of England, 3,298 m (10,820 ft).
