Tolkien Peak

Tolkien Peak
Tolkien Peak, northern aspect
Highest point
Elevation	2,380 m (7,810 ft)[1]
Prominence	350 m (1,150 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Mount Gandalf (2391 m)[1]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°36′24″N 122°42′41″W / 50.60667°N 122.71139°W / 50.60667; -122.71139[2]
Geography
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Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Lillooet Land District
Protected area	Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park
Parent range	Cadwallader Range Coast Mountains
Topo map	NTS 92J10 Birkenhead Lake
Climbing
Easiest route	Scrambling via Southeast Ridge[1]

Tolkien Peak is a 2,380-metre (7,810-foot) mountain summit located in the Cadwallader Range in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is situated in Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park, 32 km (20 mi) north of Pemberton, and 2.9 km (2 mi) south of Mount Gandalf, which is its nearest higher peak.^[2] The peak is named for J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973), author of the novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.^[1] The names for nearby Mount Aragorn, Mount Gandalf, and Mount Shadowfax were taken from fictional characters in his books, which were read while waiting out stormy weather during the 1972 first ascents of those mountains.^[3] Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into tributaries of the Fraser River.