Grizzly Mountain is a mountain summit located in Glacier National Park, in the Hermit Range of the

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. Grizzly Mountain is situated northeast of Revelstoke, and west of

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. It is also set north of

Cheops Mountain Cheops Mountain, is a mountain summit located in Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. Cheops Mountain is situated in the Hermit Range, and the summit provides a good view of the Hermit and Sir Donald Range ...

, and west of Rogers Pass from which it can be seen from the

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. The closest peak to Grizzly is Ursus Minor Mountain, to the west-southwest, and its nearest higher peak is

Mount Sifton Mount Sifton is a mountain summit located in Glacier National Park, in the Hermit Range of the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. Mount Sifton is situated northeast of Revelstoke, and west of Golden. It is also set north-northea ...

, to the north. The

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of the mountain was made August 31, 1901, by John E. Bushnell, August S. Eggers, Karl Schuluneggar, and Friedrich Michel via the southeast couloir. The first ascent of the north ridge was made in 1921 by

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, Tom Fyles, and Don Munday. The west ridge was first climbed by

Georgia Engelhard Georgia E. Engelhard Cromwell (November 19, 1906 – September 14, 1986) was an American mountaineer in the Canadian Rockies and the Selkirk and Purcell ranges. She was the first female climber to ascend many of the peaks in the Rockies and was ...

and Ernest Feuz in 1933. The mountain's name was adopted in 1906, then re-approved September 8, 1932, by the

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. It was so-named because of its proximity above Bear Creek (since renamed Connaught Creek), and in keeping with the bear theme of other nearby features such as

Ursus Major Mountain Ursus Major Mountain is a mountain summit located in Glacier National Park, in the Hermit Range of the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. Ursus Major Mountain is situated west of Rogers Pass, northeast of Revelstoke, and west o ...

, Ursus Minor Mountain, Bruins Pass, and Balu Pass. __NOTOC__

Climate

Based on the

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, Grizzly Mountain is located in a

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...

zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation

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from the mountain and meltwater from a small unnamed glacier on its northwest slope drains into tributaries of the Beaver River and

Illecillewaet River The Illecillewaet River is a tributary of the Columbia River located in British Columbia, Canada. Fed by the Illecillewaet Glacier in Glacier National Park, the river flows approximately to the southwest,Geography of British Columbia * Geology of British Columbia

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Ursus Minor Mountain and Grizzly Mountain

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