Misty Icefield

{{Short description|Ice field in British Columbia, Canada}} [[Image:Misty Icefield Small.png|right|250px|thumb|Misty Icefield showing Stave Peak]] The '''Misty Icefield''' (sometimes referred to as the ''Misty Icefields'') is a high glaciated plateau in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains. It is located in the eastern part of Garibaldi Provincial Park and the northern portion of Golden Ears Provincial Park. The Misty Icefield was mapped and named in 1955, and rarely visited since, mainly due to its remote location.<ref>Fairley</ref> The area includes the Stave Glacier, and the Snowcap Glacier<ref>''Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia'' entry on the Misty Icefield</ref>

The area is difficult to get to on foot, taking 3–5 days on skis,<ref>CAJ-Waddington-1985</ref><ref>BCM-Ley-1998</ref><ref>VOCJ-McKillop-2000</ref> and there are few documented visits to the area.

==See also== *List of glaciers

==Notes== {{reflist}}

==References== * {{BCGNIS|24701|Misty Icefield}} * {{cite encyclopedia | url=http://www.canadianmountainencyclopedia.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=132 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201908/http://www.canadianmountainencyclopedia.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=132 | url-status=usurped | archive-date=September 30, 2007 | title=Misty Icefield | access-date=2007-02-18 | encyclopedia=Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia }} *{{cite book | last = Baldwin | first = John | author-link = John Baldwin (author) | title = Exploring the Coast Mountains on Skis | publisher = John Baldwin | year = 1995 |page=103 | chapter= Section 3: Garibaldi Park | isbn = 0-9691550-1-8}} *{{cite book | last = Fairley | first = Bruce | author-link = Bruce Fairley | title = A Guide to Climbing and Hiking in Southwestern British Columbia | publisher = Gordon Soules Book Publishers Ltd. | year = 1986 | issn=0068-8207 |page=287 | chapter= Chapter 3: Garibaldi Park | isbn = 0-919574-99-8}} * {{cite journal | year = 1971 | title = article | journal = Varsity Outdoor Club Journal |page=141 | url = http://www.ubc-voc.com/wiki/VOC_Journal | issn=0524-5613 }} * {{cite journal | author = Brian Waddington | year = 1984 | title = Icemantle Glacier | journal = Varsity Outdoor Club Journal |page=26 | url = http://www.ubc-voc.com/wiki/VOC_Journal | issn=0524-5613 }} * {{cite journal | author = Brian Waddington | year = 1985 | title = A Ski Traverse of the Misty Icefield | journal = Varsity Outdoor Club Journal | volume = 28 | pages =6–10 | url = http://www.ubc-voc.com/wiki/VOC_Journal | issn=0524-5613 }} * {{cite journal |year=1972 |title=article |journal=Canadian Alpine Journal |page=70 |url=http://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/publications/caj.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210124728/http://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/publications/caj.html |archive-date=2007-02-10 }} * {{cite journal | author = Robin McKillop | year = 2000 | title = Misty Icefields Traverse in Winter | journal = Varsity Outdoor Club Journal | volume = 42 |page=73 | url = http://www.ubc-voc.com/wiki/VOC_Journal | issn=0524-5613 }} * {{cite journal | author = John Ley | year = 1998 | title = Misty Icefields | journal = The B.C. Mountaineer | volume = 64 |page=58 | url = http://bcmc.ca/ | issn = 0045-2998 }}

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