Pelion Mountain

Pelion Mountain is a 2,312-metre peak in British Columbia’s Tantalus Range, within Tantalus Provincial Park, near Squamish. Surrounded by unnamed glaciers, it drains into tributaries of both the Squamish and Clowhom rivers. Its name comes from Greek mythology, recalling Mount Pelion in Thessaly and the story of the Aloadaes stacking Pelion on Ossa to reach Olympus; the Canadian name was officially adopted in 1957. The first recorded ascent was made in 1944 by V. Brink and B. McLellan via the Southwest Ridge, with additional established routes added in 1968 and 1969. Its marine west coast climate brings heavy precipitation, deep winter snowfall, and the best climbing conditions from July through September.

British Columbia · Canada