Mount Sir Richard

Mount Sir Richard, a glaciated peak in Garibaldi Provincial Park near Whistler, is the highest point in the McBride Range and the park’s seventh-highest mountain. Its prominence comes chiefly from its steep rise above nearby valleys, with dramatic relief over Tuwasus Creek and the Cheakamus River. Glacial melt and runoff drain to both the Lillooet and Cheakamus river systems, and the mountain is flanked by the Ubyssey and McBride glaciers. Named for British Columbia premier Sir Richard McBride, the peak received its official name in 1930. Don and Phyllis Munday and Pip Brock made the first recorded ascent in 1937 during a fourteen-day expedition.

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