Whirlwind Peak

Whirlwind Peak is a 2,427-metre mountain in the Fitzsimmons Range of southwestern British Columbia, within Garibaldi Provincial Park and southeast of Whistler. More notable for its dramatic local relief than for absolute height, it rises about 1,525 metres above the Cheakamus River in only 2.5 kilometres, creating a steep profile. Runoff from the mountain feeds tributaries of the Cheakamus, and its north slope holds the Overlord Glacier. The peak was named for signs of a destructive windstorm that flattened trees on its slopes. The name was officially adopted in 1930, and the first recorded ascent came in 1923 by Neal Carter and Charles Townsend.

British Columbia · Canada