Blanshard Peak

Infobox Mountain
Name=Blanshard Peak (Blanshard Needle)
Photo= Blanshard_Peak.jpg
Caption= Blanshard Peak seen from near the summit of Golden Ears (mountain)
Elevation=1,550 m (5,085 ft)
Location=British Columbia, Canada
Range=Garibaldi Ranges
Prominence =170 m (558 ft)
Coordinates = coord|49|20|36|N|122|30|00|W|type:mountain_region:CA|display=inline,title
Topographic
NTC 92G/14
First ascent=1918 P. James, Don Munday, M. Worsley ["Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia"]
Easiest route=30 m of 5th class, 4th class scramble ["Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia"]

Blanshard Peak also known as The Blanshard Needle by local climbers [Ricker-CAJ83] is a distinctive rock pinnacle in Golden Ears Provincial Park that is visible from many places in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. Named for the first governor of the colony of Vancouver Island, the name of the summit and area is the subject of some confusion due to the labeling of the entire Golden Ears Group on the published maps for the area [92G/08] [92G/07] . "Mount Blanshard" was originally the name of the Golden Ears massif, which later became attached to the summit at the southern end of the group [Ricker-CAJ83] .

Notes

References

*cite web
url=http://www.canadianmountainencyclopedia.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1184
title=Blanshard Peak
accessdate=2007-02-18
work=Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
*cite journal
quotes =
last = Ricker
first = Karl
authorlink =Karl Ricker
year = 1983
title =
journal = Canadian Alpine Journal
volume = 66
issue =
pages = pp 40–43
url =
*cite
author=Canada Centre for Mapping
title=Stave Lake 92G/08 Edition 4
publisher=Department of Energy Mines and Resources
date=1992
*cite
author=Canada Centre for Mapping
title=Port Coquitlam 92G/07 Edition 5
publisher=Department of Energy Mines and Resources
date=1999

ee also

* Golden Ears Group
* Golden Ears (mountain)
* Edge Peak
* Golden Ears Provincial Park

External links

* [http://www.canadianmountainencyclopedia.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1184 Blanshard Peak] in the "Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia"