Mount Thiassi

Mount Thiassi
Mount Thiassi, southeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation2,772 m (9,094 ft)
Prominence562 m (1,844 ft)
Parent peakMount Vayu (2794 m)
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°42′52″N 123°10′58″W / 50.71444°N 123.18278°W / 50.71444; -123.18278
Geography
Mount Thiassi
Location in British Columbia
Mount Thiassi
Location in Canada
Interactive map of Mount Thiassi
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictLillooet Land District
Parent rangeThiassi Range
Coast Mountains
Topo mapNTS 92J11 North Creek
Climbing
First ascent1965 Dick Culbert, Alice Purdey
Easiest routeScrambling from south

Mount Thiassi is a 2,772-metre (9,094-foot) mountain summit located in the Thiassi Range of the Coast Mountains, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the third-highest point in the Thiassi Range. Mount Thiassi is situated 56 km (35 mi) northwest of Pemberton, and 6.9 km (4 mi) south-southwest of Mount Vayu, which is its nearest higher peak. Precipitation runoff from the peak and meltwater from unnamed glaciers on its slopes drain into tributaries of the Lillooet, Bridge, and Hurley Rivers. The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1965 by Dick Culbert and Alice Purdey. The mountain's name was submitted by this first ascent party to commemorate Thiassi, the god of storms according to Norse mythology. The name was officially adopted June 22, 1967, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.