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Blanshard Peak also known as The Blanshard Needle by local climbersRicker-CAJ83 is a distinctive rock 
pinnacle
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in Golden Ears Provincial Park
Golden Ears Provincial Park is a Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada and is . It is named after the prominent twin peaks which are commonly referred to as Golden Ears ( Mount Blanshard) (elevation: ). The park was originally part of Gariba ...
that is visible from many places in the Lower Mainland
The Lower Mainland is a geographic and cultural region of the mainland coast of British Columbia that generally comprises the regional districts of Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley. Home to approximately 3.05million people as of the 2021 Canadia ...
. Named for the first governor of the colony of Vancouver Island
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, the name of the summit and area is the subject of some confusion due to the labeling of the entire Golden Ears Group
The Golden Ears is the name used by the Bivouac Mountain Encyclopedia for a group of mountains in the southern portion of Golden Ears Provincial Park, and visible to most of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. It is a part of the Garibaldi R ...
on the published maps for the area.92G/07 ''Mount Blanshard'' is the proper name of the Golden Ears massif
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, and later became attached by authors of climbing guides to the summit at the southern end of the group.
See also
*Golden Ears Group
The Golden Ears is the name used by the Bivouac Mountain Encyclopedia for a group of mountains in the southern portion of Golden Ears Provincial Park, and visible to most of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. It is a part of the Garibaldi R ...
* Golden Ears (mountain)
Golden Ears is the name of the double summit that lies north of Maple Ridge, British Columbia and is visible from most of the western Lower Mainland. The mountain is in Golden Ears Provincial Park, and was originally referred to as ''Golden Eyrie ...
* Edge Peak
Edge Peak is a summit in the Golden Ears Group, located in Golden Ears Provincial Park north of Maple Ridge, British Columbia. The peak is not named for its shape but rather for Sam Edge who climbed it in 1876
. Other mountains in this area includ ...
* Golden Ears Provincial Park
Golden Ears Provincial Park is a Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada and is . It is named after the prominent twin peaks which are commonly referred to as Golden Ears ( Mount Blanshard) (elevation: ). The park was originally part of Gariba ...
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* * Mountains of the Lower Mainland Maple Ridge, British Columbia Garibaldi Ranges One-thousanders of British Columbia New Westminster Land District {{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub