Mount Vancouver is the 15th highest mountain in North America. Its southern side lies in

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at the top of the

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, while its northern side is in

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in the southwestern corner of

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, Canada. Mount Vancouver has three summits: north, middle, and south, with the middle summit being the lowest. The south summit, Good Neighbor Peak at , straddles the

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while the north summit is slightly higher at . The mountain was named by

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in 1874 after

George Vancouver Captain (Royal Navy), Captain George Vancouver (; 22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for leading the Vancouver Expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern West Coast of the Uni ...

, who explored the southeast coast of Alaska from 1792 to 1794.

Notable Ascents

*1949 ''North Buttress'' (northwest ridge): FA of mountain by William Hainsworth, Alan Bruce-Robertson, Bob McCarter, Noel Odell; with Walter Wood in support. *1975 ''Northeast Ridge'' (to north peak), FA by Cliff Cantor, Bob Dangel, Paul Ledoux, Rob Milne, Hal Murray, Bob Walker, John Yates and Barton DeWolf. *1977 ''West Face'', FA by John Lauchlan, John Calvert, Trevor Jones and Mike Sawyer.Scott p. 318

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Notable Ascents

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