Akasik Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,450 m (8,040 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 285 m (935 ft) [1] |
Parent peak | Petlushkwohap Mountain (2939 m) [1] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 50°14′16″N121°45′55″W / 50.23778°N 121.76528°W [2] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
Parent range | Lillooet Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 93D1 Jacobsen Glacier [2] |
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The mountain is associated in the lore of the Nlakaʼpamux people with Skihist Mountain, whose name means "jump" or "leap" and is a reference to a mythological giant who leapt back and forth between Skihist and this summit. [2]
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