{{Short description|Mountain in the country of Canada}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Vantage Peak | image = Vantage Peak (crop).jpg | image_caption = North aspect | elevation_m = 2235 | elevation_ref =<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger|87620|Vantage Peak, British Columbia|accessdate=2023-01-31}}</ref><ref name=peakvisor/> | prominence_m = 395 | prominence_ref =<ref name="pb"/> | isolation_km = 2.08 | isolation_ref =<ref name="pb"/> | listing = Mountains of British Columbia | range = Joffre Group<br />Lillooet Ranges<br />Coast Mountains | parent_peak = Mount Caspar (2,402 m)<ref name=peakvisor>{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/vantage-peak.html|title=Vantage Peak, Peakvisor.com|access-date=2023-01-31}}</ref> | country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = British Columbia | part_type = Protected area | part = Nlháxten/Cerise Creek Conservancy | 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 Vantage Peak | coordinates = {{coord|50|19|56|N|122|24|11|W|type:mountain_region:CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | range_coordinates = | coordinates_ref = <ref name=cgndb>{{cite cgndb|id=JBRJK|name=Vantage Peak|accessdate=2023-01-31}}</ref> | topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|92|J|8}}<ref name=cgndb/> | type = | age = | first_ascent = 1957 | easiest_route = Scrambling<ref>Matt Gunn, ''Scrambles in Southwest British Columbia'', Cairn Publishing, 2004</ref> }}
'''Vantage Peak''' is a {{Convert|2235|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Joffre Group, which is a subset of the Lillooet Ranges.<ref name="pb"/> It is situated {{convert|28.5|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east of Pemberton on the boundary of the Nlháxten/Cerise Creek Conservancy. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains southwest into Twin One Creek thence Lillooet Lake; the north slope drains into headwaters of Cerise Creek; and the east slope drains into Caspar Creek thence Cayoosh Creek which is within the Fraser River watershed. Vantage Peak is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 1,135 meters (3,724 ft) above Twin One Creek in {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}}. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Duke, {{convert|2.08|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} to the southeast.<ref name="pb"/><ref name=peakvisor/>
==History== The mountain was named by the 1957 first ascent party,<ref name=bcgnis>{{cite bcgnis|id=24342|name=Vantage Peak|access-date=2023-01-31}}</ref> and the mountain's toponym was officially adopted June 22, 1967, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.<ref name=cgndb/>
==Climate== Based on the Köppen climate classification, Vantage Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone of western North America.<ref name=Peel>{{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}}</ref> 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 Vantage Peak.
==Gallery== <div style="max-width: 400px;"> <gallery mode=slideshow> File:Vantage Peak (2,235 m).jpg|Vantage Peak viewed from summit of Mt. Matier. File:Vantage Peak in winter.jpg|Summit of Vantage Peak upper right. File:Vantage Peak from Matier.jpg|Vantage Peak centered down in front as seen from Mount Matier. </gallery></div>
==See also== {{Portal|Mountains}} * Geography of British Columbia * Geology of British Columbia
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links==
* Weather: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6173475/Canada/British%20Columbia/Vantage%20Peak Vantage Peak]
{{Geographic Location 2 | Center = Vantage Peak | North = Mount Rohr | Northeast = Duffy Lake | East = Mount Caspar | Southeast = Mount Duke | South = Twin One Lake | Southwest = Mount Howard | WSW = Mount Matier | WNW = Joffre Peak | Northwest = Mount Chief Pascall }} {{Pacific Ranges}}
Category:Pacific Ranges Category:Two-thousanders of British Columbia Category:Lillooet Land District