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of the mountain was made in 1972 by Peter Jordan, Fred Thiessen, and Eric White. This climbing party also made the first ascents of nearby Mount Gandalf and
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Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification".
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is a 2,435-metre (7,989-foot) mountain summit located in the
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Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Listing
Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates
50°38′33″N 122°42′22″W / 50.64250°N 122.70611°W / 50.64250; -122.70611
Mount Aragorn is located in British Columbia
Mount Aragorn is located in Canada
British Columbia
Canada
Lillooet Land District
Parent range
Cadwallader Range
Coast Mountains
Topo map
NTS
92J10
Birkenhead Lake
Type of rock
granite
First ascent
Easiest route
Scrambling
Cadwallader Range
British Columbia
Canada
Pemberton
Lillooet

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