Tsitsutl Peak

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

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Tsitsutl Peak

| photo =

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| elevation_m = 2495

| elevation_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=4977|name=Tsitsutl Peak|access-date=2023-06-28}}

| prominence_m = 1185

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| range = Rainbow Range

| listing = Mountains of British Columbia

| country = Canada

| region_type = Province

| region = British Columbia

| part_type = Protected area

| part = Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park

| district = Range 3 Coast Land District

| map = Canada British Columbia

| map_caption = Location in western British Columbia

| coordinates = {{coord|52|43|24|N|125|46|48|W|type:mountain_region:CA|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite bcgnis|23882|Tsitsutl Peak|2023-06-28}}

| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|93|C|12}}

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| volcanic_belt = Anahim Volcanic Belt

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Tsitsutl Peak is the highest volcanic peak of the Rainbow Range in British Columbia, Canada, located within Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park, {{convert|43|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of Anahim Lake and {{convert|44|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of Thunder Mountain.

Name origin

"Tsitsutl" means "painted mountains" in the local native language, and is a reference to the Rainbow Range in general.{{cite web|url=https://bcparks.ca/tweedsmuir-park/nature-culture/|title=Tweedsmuir Park: Nature and culture|publisher=BC Parks|access-date=2023-06-28}}

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