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 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 ...

, and visible to most of 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 ...

of British Columbia. It is a part of the Garibaldi Ranges, and is located in

. Historically there has been confusion regarding the name of the area. Originally, the massif was referred to as ''The Golden Eyries'',Ricker-CAJ83 which became corrupted to ''Golden Ears'' in reference to the pointy ears-like shape of the

double summit A double summit, double peak, twin summit, or twin peak refers to a mountain or hill that has two summits, separated by a col or saddle. One well-known double summit is Austria’s highest mountain, the Großglockner, where the main summit of t ...

of the mountain now named Golden Ears. Although already known as the Golden Ears, the mountain was dubbed ''Mount Blanshard'' by Lieut. Richard Charles Mayne in 1859, in honour of the first governor of the colony of Vancouver Island. Some time after this, the peaks in the area were conferred their existing names: * Golden Ears , the twin summit *

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 ...

, a large blocky summit in the center of the group, named for Sam Edge who climbed it in 1876 *

Blanshard Peak Blanshard Peak also known as The Blanshard Needle by local climbersRicker-CAJ83 is a distinctive rock pinnacle in Golden Ears Provincial Park that is visible from many places in the Lower Mainland. Named for the first governor of the colony of Van ...

, the dramatic peak at the southernmost end of the group, also known as ''The Blanshard Needle''''Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia'' entry

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* * * * * Maple Ridge, British Columbia Mountains of the Lower Mainland {{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub

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