Mount Celeste

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Mount Celeste
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Mount Celeste
Location on Vancouver Island
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Mount Celeste
Location in British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation 2,045 m (6,709 ft) [1]
Prominence 589 m (1,932 ft) [1]
Parent peak Mount Albert Edward (2093 m) [1]
Listing Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates 49°34′N125°24′W / 49.567°N 125.400°W / 49.567; -125.400
Geography
Location Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Rees Ridge
Topo map NTS 92F11 Forbidden Plateau
Climbing
First ascent 1934

Mount Celeste is the unofficial name for a mountain located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It shares the name Celeste with two peaks in the Cariboo region of the BC Interior. Within the boundaries of Strathcona Provincial Park, this peak lies at the north end of Rees Ridge. Iceberg Peak lies at the south end of this ridge.

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History

The first ascent of this peak is credited to Jack Horbury and Jock Sutherland on August 18, 1934.

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Mount Celeste as depicted in Celeste

Mount Celeste served as inspiration for the 2018 platform game Celeste . The game is about the personal struggles that the main character Madeline faces as she attempts to climb a fictional version of the mountain. [2] The mountain is also shown on the Instagram page of in-game character Theo. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Celeste". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  2. ↑ tnhr (2021-03-08). 実存 (ed.). "自分の不安を他人に理解してもらえなかった、もしくは他人の不安に気づいてあげられなかった経験のある方に捧げる『セレステ』". 電ファミニコゲーマー[denfaminicogamer] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-03-21. セレステ山は実際にカナダに存在する山。開発スタジオがカナダのバンクーバーにあるため名前が拝借された。
  3. ↑ Allegra, Frank (2018-01-26). "Celeste's Instagram prelude is a stylish, smart tie-in". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
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