Big White Mountain

{{short description|Mountain in British Columbia, Canada}}

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| elevation_m = 2315

| elevation_ref = {{cite opentopomap|Big White Mountain|49.744444|-118.935278|2024-01-13}}

| prominence_m = 1110

| prominence_ref = {{cite bivouac|3904|Big White Mountain|2024-02-10}}

| range = Okanagan Highland

| listing = Mountains of British Columbia

| parent_peak = Pinnacle Peak

| country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = British Columbia

| map = Canada British Columbia

| map_caption = Location in British Columbia

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| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Big White Mountain

| coordinates = {{coord|49|44|40|N|118|56|07|W|type:mountain_region:CA-BC_scale:100000_source:BCGNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite bcgnis|5047|Big White Mountain|2024-02-10}}

| topo_maker = NTS

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Big White Mountain {{convert|2315|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} is the highest mountain of the Okanagan Highland, Canada, and also of the Beaverdell Range,{{cite peakbagger |pid=2942 |name=Big White Mountain, British Columbia}} a subrange of that formation, which lies between the Okanagan Valley to its west and the main spine of the Monashee Mountains to its east. The mountain lies between the head of the Kettle River and the source of Damfino Creek. The area is intersected by the Big White Mountain Ecological Reserve.{{Cite web |title=Big White Mountain Ecological Reserve |url=https://bcparks.ca/big-white-mountain-ecological-reserve/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=BC Parks |language=en}}

The mountain is commonly called Big White, a reference shared by the Big White Ski Resort built around its summit.

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Category:Two-thousanders of British Columbia

Category:Mountains of the Okanagan

Category:Monashee Mountains

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