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Ipsoot Mountain is a 2,576-metre glaciated summit in the Coast Mountains of southwest British Columbia, west of Pemberton and north of Whistler. It is notable for its dramatic rise, climbing more than 1,800 metres above Rutherford Creek in about 4 kilometres, which gives it a steep profile. Snow, ice, and glacial meltwater from the mountain feed Pemberton, Miller, and Rutherford creeks, part of the Lillooet River watershed. Its northwest slope supports the Ipsoot Glacier, or Ipsoot Icefield. The mountain’s name, given by the first ascent party, comes from Chinook Jargon and means “hidden” or “to hide,” reflecting how it is concealed from nearby valleys.
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