Mount Gandalf

Mount Gandalf is a 2,391-metre peak in British Columbia’s Cadwallader Range, near Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park, with drainage flowing into tributaries of the Fraser River. Peter Jordan, Fred Thiessen, and Eric White first climbed it on May 8, 1972, during an outing that also achieved the first ascents of Mount Aragorn and Mount Shadowfax. Its Tolkien-inspired name grew from that trip, but a mapping error later switched the names of Mount Gandalf and Mount Shadowfax. After a recommendation in 2006 and support from the BC Mountaineering Club, the Geographical Names Board of Canada officially corrected the names that December. The mountain is known for a harsh subarctic climate and several established climbing routes.

British Columbia · Canada