Unnecessary Mountain
Camping on Unnecessary Mountain
Highest point
Elevation1,548 m (5,079 ft)[1]
Prominence123 m (404 ft)[1]
Parent peakWest Lion (1,654m)
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates49°26′54″N 123°11′53″W / 49.44833°N 123.19806°W / 49.44833; -123.19806[2]
Geography
Unnecessary Mountain is located in Greater Vancouver Regional District
Unnecessary Mountain
Unnecessary Mountain
Unnecessary Mountain is located in British Columbia
Unnecessary Mountain
Unnecessary Mountain
Unnecessary Mountain (British Columbia)
RegionMetro Vancouver Regional District
DistrictNew Westminster Land District
Parent rangeNorth Shore Mountains
Topo mapNTS 92G6 North Vancouver[2]

Unnecessary Mountain, also called Mount Unnecessary, is a peak in the North Shore Mountains near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and a popular hiking destination. Its two summits are within Cypress Provincial Park, accessible via the Howe Sound Crest Trail and the Unnecessary Mountain Trail from Lions Bay. The taller south summit has an elevation of 1,548 m (5,079 ft) and its north summit is slightly lower at 1,543 m (5,062 ft).[1]

The mountain is so named because of an "unnecessary" ascent over this mountain to reach The Lions.[1]

In December 2014, a rockslide killed 7-year-old Erin Kate Moore as she was hiking with a group on Unnecessary Mountain.[3]

A second peak, also named Unnecessary Mountain, is located in Alberta northwest of the town of Pincher Creek.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Unnecessary Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
  2. 1 2 "Unnecessary Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
  3. CBC News (4 January 2015). "Erin Kate Moore, 7, remembered at West Vancouver memorial". Retrieved 2015-01-04.
  4. "Unnecessary Mountain". Peakery.com. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
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