The Garibaldi Névé is a

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in the

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of the

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in southwestern

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, Canada, located on the north and east sides of

Mount Garibaldi Mount Garibaldi (, ) is a dormant stratovolcano in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Pacific Ranges in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It has a maximum elevation of and rises above the surrounding landscape on the east side of the Cheakamus Ri ...

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. The

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along with its outlet glaciers have a combined area of about .

Glaciers

The following glaciers are part of the Garibaldi Névé: * Garibaldi Glacier * North Pitt Glacier * South Pitt Glacier * Lava Glacier * Sentinel Glacier * Warren Glacier * Bishop Glacier * Phoenix Glacier * Pike Glacier

Accessibility

Mamquam Road, north of downtown Squamish, provides access to Mount Garibaldi from Highway 99. This easterly paved road traverses the Squamish Golf and Country Club and then heads north through

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. Mamquam Road then extends northeast and becomes Garibaldi Park Road. At the end of Garibaldi Park Road is the Diamond Head parking lot, which lies from Highway 99 at an elevation of . The Diamond Head hiking trail commences from the parking lot to the Elfin Lakes where Opal Cone, Columnar Peak,

The Gargoyles The Gargoyles are two mountain peaks in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Pacific Ranges in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The highest peak has an elevation of whereas the lowest peak has an elevation of . A deeply eroded obsidian lava dome, d ...

and

Mamquam Icefield The Mamquam Icefield is an icefield in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located at the headwaters of Skookum Creek. It lies at the southern end of Garibaldi Provincial Park and is one of the southernmost icefields in the Pacific Ranges of th ...

can be viewed. A hiking trail extending from the Elfin Lakes leads down to Ring Creek then climbs Opal Cone where Mamquam Lake and the Garibaldi Névé can be viewed from its summit. The route to the Garibaldi Névé is marked by

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Glaciers

Accessibility

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