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Garibaldi Ranges

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227: 131: 25: 424:, 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 - 915: 1608: 1442: 561: 1404: 174: 1492: 1623: 1250: 965: 436:), 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 1328: 1110: 1547: 1517: 1437: 1155: 940: 108: 42: 1577: 1507: 1318: 1292: 1145: 1472: 1045: 1000: 920: 805: 89: 1552: 1527: 1497: 1452: 1115: 890: 860: 800: 61: 46: 412:, is extremely alpine in character, with large icefields and a sea of high peaks. The southern part of the range, north of 1557: 1537: 1120: 699: 433: 371: 328: 1618: 1487: 1482: 1477: 1467: 1195: 1035: 855: 850: 554: 167: 68: 1628: 1562: 1522: 1502: 1457: 1427: 1422: 820: 429: 375: 1582: 1512: 1447: 398: 320: 259: 75: 35: 1603: 1572: 1567: 1432: 970: 925: 409: 379: 359: 336: 1462: 1378: 1055: 1025: 589: 226: 57: 1613: 1542: 975: 547: 1532: 1100: 875: 729: 340: 312: 283: 1383: 1338: 1030: 449: 840: 709: 533: 459: 437: 1353: 1343: 1170: 900: 870: 845: 1323: 130: 1388: 1348: 1235: 1160: 1065: 1010: 810: 774: 769: 664: 599: 476: 454: 425: 82: 1373: 1368: 1363: 1358: 1333: 1282: 1240: 1175: 1150: 1130: 1125: 1075: 1060: 1040: 764: 629: 614: 609: 249: 1215: 1205: 1185: 1050: 995: 990: 985: 930: 865: 815: 790: 754: 744: 704: 684: 471: 355: 316: 308: 287: 135: 1015: 428:
2262 m (7421 ft). The southernmost major peaks of the Garibaldi Ranges are in
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on the meadow-ridge between Garibaldi and Cheakamus Lakes, just south of the resort of
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are farther southwest. They lie between the valley formed by the pass between the
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2892 m (9498 ft) a.k.a. Wedgemont and "The Wedge".
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on the western side of the range, which is the namesake of
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The northern part of the range, consisting mostly of
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are the next-to-southwesternmost subdivision of the
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Mount Garibaldi
Elevation
Coordinates
50°07′59″N 122°47′36″W / 50.13306°N 122.79333°W / 50.13306; -122.79333

British Columbia
Squamish
Parent range
Pacific Ranges
North Shore Mountains
Lillooet Ranges
Douglas Ranges
Pacific Ranges
Coast Mountains
North Shore Mountains
Cheakamus River
Resort Municipality of Whistler
Lillooet River

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