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Unnecessary Mountain, also known as Mount Unnecessary, is a North Shore Mountains peak near Vancouver, British Columbia, with two summits in Cypress Provincial Park reached by trails including the Howe Sound Crest Trail and the route from Lions Bay. Its south summit stands at 1,548 metres and its north summit at 1,543 metres. The mountain’s distinctive name arose from the extra climb it imposed on travelers heading toward The Lions, who found the ascent “unnecessary.” It is also associated with a December 2014 tragedy, when a rockslide during a group hike killed seven-year-old Erin Kate Moore. Another peak of the same name is in Alberta.
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