Akasik Mountain

Mountain in British Columbia, Canada
Akasik Mountain is located in British Columbia
Akasik Mountain
Akasik Mountain
Location in southern British Columbia
Highest pointElevation2,450 m (8,040 ft)[1]Prominence285 m (935 ft)[1]Parent peakPetlushkwohap Mountain (2939 m)[1]ListingMountains of British ColumbiaCoordinates50°14′16″N 121°45′55″W / 50.23778°N 121.76528°W / 50.23778; -121.76528[2]GeographyCountryCanadaProvinceBritish ColumbiaDistrictKamloops Division Yale Land DistrictParent rangeLillooet RangesTopo mapNTS 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Akasik Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  2. ^ a b c d "Akasik Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
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