Mount Garibaldi, Dormant stratovolcano in the Garibaldi Ranges, British Columbia, Canada
Mount Garibaldi is a dormant stratovolcano in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District of British Columbia that reaches an elevation of 2,678 meters (8,786 feet). It consists of two main summits called Atwell Peak and Dalton Dome, with glaciers covering its northern and eastern slopes.
Volcanic activity shaped this peak over a span of 260,000 years from dacite rock. Its last eruption took place around 10,000 years ago when it was still part of an active volcanic chain.
The Squamish Indigenous people named the mountain Nch'ḵay̓, while British explorer George Henry Richards named it after Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1860.
Climbers reach the summit via routes starting from Alice Ridge, Brohm Ridge, or the Diamond Head parking area. Technical skills are necessary due to crevasses and icy slopes throughout the ascent.
The Squamish name Nch'ḵay̓, sometimes rendered Ta Nch'qai', means "dirty place" or "the filthy one", referring to the muddy waters of the Cheekye River that flows from the mountain's steep western face. The western flank itself is a landslide scar formed by collapses between 12,800 and 11,500 years ago, whose debris fans out into the Squamish Valley.
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