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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 successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users:
32
Show all viewable ascents/attempts
(Total: 21)
Selected Trip Reports from this site:
1993-08-21 by Brian Friedrich
2013-07-01 by David Willis
2015-09-05 by H-Steven Song
2016-05-14 by Evan Battaglia
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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)
A mist-shrouded view of the Lions, taken from the ridge on Mt. Strachan, summer 2013 (2012-07-08). Photo by
Jan Triska
.
Click here for larger-size photo.
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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
(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
Minor Streams of Canada/SE Alaska
Pacific Ocean
Topo Map
North Vancouver 92 G/6 1:50,000
Data Source
1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
This peak was submitted to the Peakbagger.com database by
Brian Friedrich
.
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