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Cheakamus Mountain is a glacier-clad summit in British Columbia’s Garibaldi Provincial Park, southeast of Whistler, and the fourth-highest peak in the Fitzsimmons Range. Its north side is bordered by the Diavolo Glacier, and runoff from its slopes feeds tributaries of the Cheakamus River. Set in the marine west coast climate of the Coast Mountains, it receives heavy precipitation, especially winter snow, and can experience severe cold and wind chill. Its name comes from the Cheakamus River, derived from the Squamish word Tseearkamisht, and the mountain name was officially adopted in 1930. Its recorded climbing history begins with a first ascent in 1950.
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