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Name Details:

Name: Mount Shadowfax
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Feature Types.:		 Mount - Variation of Mountain: Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. [if "Mount" precedes the name, usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.
StatusClick here for an explanation of Status.: Official
Relative Location: E of Mount Aragorn, just outside NE corner of Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park, N of Pemberton, Lillooet Land District
Latitude-LongitudeClick here for an explanation of Position Type.: 50°38'31''N, 122°40'37''W at the approximate centre of this feature.
DatumClick here for an explanation of Datum.: NAD83
NTS MapClick here for an explanation of NTS Map.: 92J/10
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Origin Notes and History:

Mount Gandalf adopted 23 January 1979 on 92J/NE, at 50° 38' 30" x 122° 40' 30" as proposed in October 1978 by Karl Ricker (file P.1.65). Name changed to Mount Shadowfax 4 December 2006 on 92J/10 as recommended in March 2006 by Scott Nelson and endorsed by the BC Mountaineering Club; "Shadowfax" is the name originally given to this feature by the first climbing party, and as long-identified in mountaineering guidebooks and known in the mountaineering and search-and-rescue communities (file P.1.65)
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
Elevation 2285m / 7500 ft. First recorded ascent 7 May 1972, credited to Peter Jordan and Fred Thiessen (UBC Varsity Outdoor Club Journal, vol 15, 1972, pp 52-55). The names for Mounts Aragorn, Gandalf & Shadowfax were taken from the novel "Lord of the Rings" - apparently one or more volumes of J.R. Tolkien's trilogy were read on stormy days during the 1972 trip. (Ricker)
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
Mount Gandalf labelled on federal 1:50,000 map 92J/10, ed.2, 1988, and on provincial 1:20,000 TRIM 92J.067 at the UTM position provided by Karl Ricker in 1978: UTM 522950E x 5609900N. HOWEVER, Karl Ricker (the original proponent), plus BC Mountaineering Club, and authors of guidebooks all agree that this is the feature that the first climbing party called Mount Shadowfax [and the feature labelled "Mount Shadowfax" on maps is actually Mount Gandalf - ie. these names were reversed on the original proposal.]
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office