Mount Bute

Mount Bute is a remote 2,810-metre peak in British Columbia’s Coast Mountains near the head of Bute Inlet, distinguished by an 800-metre sheer granite west face and the Bute Glacier on its northern side. Named in 1792 by Captain George Vancouver for John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, it was officially adopted in 1963. Its severe marine west coast climate brings heavy precipitation, deep winter snow, and extreme cold. The mountain also holds an important place in Coast Range climbing history: its west face was first climbed in 1986, and new major routes, including the 50-pitch School of Rock, were added later.

British Columbia · Canada