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West Lion, British Columbia

Prominence: 369 m, 1211 ft

Elevation: 1654 meters, 5427 feet

True Isolation: 3.22 km, 2 mi

Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	49° 27' 28'' N, 123° 11' 10'' W 49.457831, -123.186184 (Dec Deg) 486507 E 5478369 N, Zone 10 (UTM)
Country	Canada
State/Province	British Columbia
County/Second Level Region	Greater Vancouver
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 117 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 102) Selected Trip Reports: 1993-08-21 by Brian Friedrich 2013-07-01 by David Willis 2015-09-05 by Steven Song 2016-05-14 by Evan L 2017-09-02 by Amy Tso (Unsuccessful) 2019-06-10 by Lily Qian 2020-07-14 by Yanjiang(Jay) Li 2020-08-05 by Amy Tso 2020-09-22 by Sean Caulfield (GPS Track) 2020-10-17 by Andrew Knapman 2021-08-21 by David Goodier (Unsuccessful) 2022-09-03 by Tareef Dedhar 2022-09-03 by Sean Caulfield (GPS Track)
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The West Lion along with its cousin 300 m to the east are famous landmarks that define the skyline from Vancouver. Because of its visibility and location close to a large urban centre, the West Lion is a popular objective for all manner of inexperienced outdoor people. The normal access is from Lions Bay via the Paul Binkert trail or from the Cypress Bowl ski area via the Howe Sound Crest trail. The climb starts from platform just southwest of the summit pinnacle and involves lowering yourself off a fixed rope into a gap, then traversing along an exposed rock ledge (class 3-4) onto easier ground. Scrambling up to the summit is exposed but easy (class 2-3 through bushes and short rock steps on a cleared trail). Climbing next to the fixed rope is 4th class if you prefer to ignore the "aid climbing" into or out of the gap. (description courtesy of bivouac.com)

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A mist-shrouded view of the Lions, taken from the ridge on Mt. Strachan, summer 2013 (2012-07-08). Photo by Jan Triska.
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Prominence

Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)
  Clean Prominence: 369 m/1211 ft
  Optimistic Prominence: 369 m/1211 ft
  Line Parent: Brunswick Mountain
  Key Col: 1285 m/4216 ft

Isolation

Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)
   Distance: 3.22 km/2 mi
   Isolation Limit Point: 49.4858, -123.1975
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Brunswick Mountain - East Peak  (NNW)

Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Pacific Ranges
Range3: Coast Mountains
Range4: Southern Pacific Ranges
Range5: North Vancouver Ranges
Range6: North Vancouver Area

Drainage Basins

Capilano
Burrard Inlet
Strait of Georgia
Pacific Ocean

Howe Sound
Strait of Georgia
Pacific Ocean

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