Mount Fitzsimmons (British Columbia)

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Fitzsimmons

| photo = Mount Fitzsimmons.jpg

| photo_caption = Mount Fitzsimmons and Fitzsimmons Glacier as seen from Overlord Mountain

| elevation_m = 2603

| elevation_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=632|name=Mount Fitzsimmons |accessdate=2019-11-15}}

| prominence_m = 133

| prominence_ref =

| range = Fitzsimmons Range
Garibaldi Ranges
Coast Ranges

| parent_peak = Overlord Mountain (2625 m)

| listing = Mountains of British Columbia

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

| district = New Westminster Land District

| part_type = Protected area | part =Garibaldi Provincial Park

| map = British Columbia#Canada

| map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada

| label_position = right

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Fitzsimmons

| coordinates = {{coord|50|0|50|N|122|48|24|W|type:mountain_region:CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =

| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|92|J|2}}

| rock =

| first_ascent = 1924 by BCMC party

| easiest_route = {{YDS|2-3}} via Diavolo Glacier

}}

Mount Fitzsimmons is a {{Convert|2603|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} glacier-clad peak located in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains, in Garibaldi Provincial Park of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the third-highest point of the Fitzsimmons Range, which is a subset of the Garibaldi Ranges. It is situated {{convert|15|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} southeast of Whistler, and its nearest higher peak is Mount Benvolio, {{convert|0.5|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} to the west-southwest.{{cite peakbagger|pid=870|name=Mount Fitzsimmons, British Columbia|access-date=2019-11-15}} The Diavolo Glacier spreads out below the southeast aspect of the summit, and the Fitzsimmons Glacier descends the northwest slopes. Precipitation runoff from the peak and meltwater from its glaciers drains into tributaries of the Cheakamus River. The first ascent of the mountain was made on August 19, 1924, by a party of the British Columbia Mountaineering Club.{{cite bcgnis|id=12824|name=Mount Fitzsimmons|accessdate=2019-11-12}} The peak was named for prospector James Fitzsimmons, who built a trail along Fitzsimmons Creek in an effort to haul supplies to a small copper mine he staked and worked. The mountain's name was officially adopted on September 2, 1930, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.{{cite cgndb|id=JAWYJ|name=Mount Fitzsimmons|access-date=2019-11-15}}

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Fitzsimmons is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | issn = 1027-5606}} Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing Mount Fitzsimmons.