Mount Waddington
The highest peak lying wholly within British Columbia, at 4,019 metres in the Coast Mountains. It is a steep, glaciated mountain first climbed in 1936, and it draws mountaineers from around the world.
- Where
- Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 51.3736, -125.2633
Get the Mount Waddington stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mount Waddington. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your British Columbia volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mount Waddington
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 267 km
A national park reserve of 511 square kilometres on the west coast of Vancouver Island, made up of three separate regions: Long Beach, the Broken Group Islands and the West Coast Trail. Surfers, kayakers and hikers come for its wild coast.
Capilano Suspension Bridge 273 km
A suspension bridge crossing the Capilano River in Upper Capilano, in the District of North Vancouver. The current bridge is 140 metres long and hangs 70 metres above the river, with a forest park and treetop walkways on the far side.
Lions Gate Bridge 274 km
A suspension bridge opened in 1938, officially known as the First Narrows Bridge. It crosses Burrard Inlet and links the city of Vancouver, by way of Stanley Park, to the North Shore municipalities of North Vancouver and West Vancouver.
Stanley Park 275 km
A 405 hectare park on the tip of the Vancouver peninsula, ringed by a seawall path about 9 kilometres long. It holds old forest, beaches, the Vancouver Aquarium and a group of totem poles at Brockton Point.
Vancouver Art Gallery 278 km
An art museum in a 15,300 square metre building next to Robson Square in downtown Vancouver. It is the largest art museum in Western Canada by size, and it has a strong collection of works by Emily Carr.
Gastown 278 km
The original settlement that became the core of Vancouver, now a National Historic Site and a neighbourhood next to downtown. Its cobbled streets hold Victorian warehouses, shops and a steam powered clock.
Granville Island 278 km
A peninsula and shopping district in Vancouver's Fairview neighbourhood, across False Creek from downtown and under the Granville Street Bridge. Once an industrial manufacturing area, it now holds a public market, studios, theatres and small galleries.
Science World 279 km
A science centre at the eastern end of False Creek in Vancouver, run by a not for profit society. It has permanent interactive exhibits and visiting displays inside a large geodesic dome.
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Questions
Where is Mount Waddington?
Mount Waddington is in Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (267 km), Capilano Suspension Bridge (273 km), Lions Gate Bridge (274 km).
How do I get the Mount Waddington stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mount Waddington and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your British Columbia volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mount Waddington before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your British Columbia volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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