The Fitzsimmons Range is a small
mountain range
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on the northwestern edge of the
Garibaldi Ranges
The Garibaldi Ranges are the next-to-southwesternmost subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains; only the North Shore Mountains are farther southwest. They lie between the valley formed by the pass between the Cheakamus River and ...
in southwestern
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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, located between the valleys of
Cheakamus Lake (SW) and
Fitzsimmons Creek (NE). Its most famous summit is
Whistler Mountain
Whistler Mountain is a mountain in the Fitzsimmons Range of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains, located on the northwestern edge of Garibaldi Provincial Park. It is the location of the Whistler-Blackcomb ski resort and the town of Whi ...
, which overlooks the resort town of
Whistler and is one of the two mountains forming the
Whistler Blackcomb
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ski resort. Most of the range is within
Garibaldi Provincial Park
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, while its northeastern extremity is part of the resort municipality, and of the lands associated with the ski resort operation. Other summits in the range include Oboe Summit,
Piccolo Summit and
Flute Summit, which are hillocks along the ridge running southeast from Whistler Mountain and were named in association with the renaming of Whistler. Beyond them is
Singing Pass
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and
Mount Fitzsimmons 2603 m (8540 ft) which is at the opposite end of the range from Whistler Mountain and the location of Fitzsimmons Glacier, which is the source of Fitzsimmons Creek.
Mount Fitzsimmons is part of the Overlord Massif, which is named for the highest peak in the range,
Overlord Mountain, 2625 m (8612 ft), just to its west. The massif forms a pyramidal massif visible from Whistler Village; another summit in the massif is
Mount Benvolio 2613 m (8573 ft). Other peaks, which lie south of the Overlord massif, are
Cheakamus Mountain 2588 m (8491 ft), Angelo Peak 2561 m (8402 ft) and Diavolo Peak 2569 m (8428 ft).
References
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Fitzsimmons Range in the Canadian Mountain EncyclopediaMount Fitzsimmons in the Canadian Mountain EncyclopediaMount Benvolio in the Canadian Mountain EncyclopediaCheakamus Mountain in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
Garibaldi Ranges
Sea-to-Sky Corridor
Mountain ranges of British Columbia
Whistler, British Columbia
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