Akasik Mountain

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Akasik Mountain
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Akasik Mountain
Location in British Columbia
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 / 50.23778; -121.76528 [2]
Geography
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
DistrictKamloops Division Yale Land District
Parent range Lillooet Ranges
Topo map NTS   93D1 Jacobsen Glacier [2]

Akasik Mountain is a mountain in the Lillooet Ranges of British Columbia, Canada, located southwest of the town of Lytton. [2]

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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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Akasik Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Akasik Mountain". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2021-07-20.