Stawamus Chief

The Stawamus Chief, officially Stawamus Chief Mountain, is a granitic dome located adjacent to the town of , Canada. It towers over 700 m above the waters of nearby .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Mountain with an elevation of 702 metres
  • Description: mountain in British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Stawamus Chief Mountain”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Howe Sound Secondary School.

School
Photo: Wasuphon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Howe Sound Secondary is a public Secondary school… is situated 2½ km north of Stawamus Chief.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Squamish and Lions Bay-Britannia Beach.

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is a town of about 20,000 people in the…

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Stretching along the eastern shore of Howe Sound…

Locality
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, originally Britannia West, was a pulp mill… is situated 8 km west of Stawamus Chief.

Stawamus Chief

Latitude
49.68568° or 49° 41′ 8″ north
Longitude
-123.1394° or 123° 8′ 22″ west
Elevation
702 metres (2,303 feet)
Open location code
84XRMVP6+76
Geo­Names ID
6155684
Wiki­data ID
Q7604891
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Stawamus Chief” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Stawamus Chief Mountain”
  • Chinese: “斯塔瓦缪斯酋长岩”
  • Dutch: “Stawamus Chief”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ستاواموس كيف”
  • German: “Stawamus Chief”
  • Hausa: “Shugaba Stawamus”
  • Italian: “Stawamus Chief”
  • Japanese: “スタワマス・チーフ”
  • Ladin: “Stawamus Chief Mountain”
  • Swedish: “Stawamus Chief Mountain”
  • Venetian: “Stawamus Chief”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Stawamus Indian Reserve 24 and Hospital Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Stawamus Chief Park and Stawamus River.

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