Petlushkwohap Mountain

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Petlushkwohap Mountain
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Petlushkwohap Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 2,939 m (9,642 ft) [1]
Prominence 514 m (1,686 ft) [2]
Listing Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates 50°13′19″N121°52′01″W / 50.22194°N 121.86694°W / 50.22194; -121.86694 [3]
Geography
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
District Yale Division Yale Land District [4]
Parent range Cantilever Range
Topo map NTS   92I4 Lytton [4]
Climbing
First ascent 1935 Dominion Topographic Survey [2]

Petlushkwohap Mountain is a mountain in the Cantilever Range, located west of the town of Lytton, British Columbia, Canada, in that province's Fraser Canyon region. The Cantilever Range is a small subrange of the Lillooet Ranges, the southeasternmost subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains. Petlushkwohap is the second-highest summit in the Lillooet Ranges, after nearby Skihist Mountain and is one of the mountains within the Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park. [3]

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References

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  3. 1 2 "Petlushkwohap Mountain". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  4. 1 2 "Petlushkwohap Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2022-06-14.