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Sky Pilot Mountain is the highest peak in British Columbia’s Britannia Range, often counted among the North Shore Mountains, and it anchors a rugged group of surrounding summits. Named for the United Church mission boat Sky Pilot, the mountain has become a prominent mountaineering destination, with visitation rising after the Sea to Sky Gondola opened in 2014 and improved access to nearby alpine terrain. Its marine west coast climate brings heavy precipitation and deep winter snow as Pacific weather is forced up by the Coast Mountains, making July through September the usual climbing season. Fatal accidents in 2014 and 2017 underscore both its attraction and the hazards of its terrain.
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