Mount Ulysses, is the highest mountain in the

Muskwa Ranges The Muskwa Ranges are a group of mountain ranges in northern British Columbia, Canada. They are part of the Northern Rockies section of the Rocky Mountains and are bounded on their west by the Rocky Mountain Trench and on their east by the R ...

of the Northern Canadian Rockies in

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

. It and neighbouring peaks are part of a group of names drawing on the

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The Odyssey The ''Odyssey'' (; grc, Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia, ) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Iliad'', the ...

'', in which here

Ulysses Ulysses is one form of the Roman name for Odysseus, a hero in ancient Greek literature. Ulysses may also refer to: People * Ulysses (given name), including a list of people with this name Places in the United States * Ulysses, Kansas * Ulysse ...

wanders for 10 years before being able to return home to

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. Located north of the headwaters of the

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and to the south of

Sikanni Chief Lake Sikanni Chief Lake is a lake at the headwaters of the Sikanni Chief River in the Northern Rocky Mountains region of British Columbia, Canada. See also * Sikanni (disambiguation) *Sekani Sekani or Tse’khene are a First Nations people of the ...

, its very high prominence of is relative to

Grand Pacific Pass Grand Pacific Pass, , is a significant mountain pass in the Fairweather Range of the Alsek Ranges of the Saint Elias Mountains, standing northeast of the massif containing Mount Fairweather Mount Fairweather (officially gazetted as Fairweather M ...

, with its parent peak being an unnamed summit in the

Fairweather Range The Fairweather Range is the unofficial name for a mountain range located in the U.S. state of Alaska and the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the southernmost range of the Saint Elias Mountains. The northernmost section of the range is ...

, near

Mount Fairweather Mount Fairweather (officially gazetted as Fairweather Mountain in Canada but referred to as Mount Fairweather), is the highest mountain in the Canadian province of British Columbia, with an elevation of . It is located east of the Pacific Ocean ...

. It was first climbed in 1961.

References

External links

"Ulysses Mountain, British Columbia" on ''Peakbagger''
Three-thousanders of British Columbia Canadian Rockies Northern Interior of British Columbia Peace River Land District {{BritishColumbiaInterior-geo-stub