Atwell Peak

Atwell Peak is a pyramid-shaped volcanic summit on the south side of Mount Garibaldi in British Columbia, within the Garibaldi Massif and Garibaldi Ranges. Often mistaken for Mount Garibaldi from Squamish because the main peak is hidden, it is an eroded stratovolcano formed during the last ice age and helped generate many pyroclastic flows as the massif developed. The peak is part of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt of the Canadian Cascade Arc. Three ridges and surrounding ice fields and glaciers shape its terrain, but loose rock, bergschrunds, and frequent landslides make it notably unstable, so climbs are usually attempted in winter or early spring.

British Columbia · Canada