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What: 1217m. An easy bag with partial views.
Where: Black Mountain is located in Cypress Provincial Park on the Baden Powell Trail above West Vancouver, BC.
Route overview: Black Mountain is located on the Baden Powell (BP) Trail above Horseshoe Bay in Cypress Provincial Park.
Trip distance: From the Cypress parking lot, roughly 3 km.
Trip time: From Lions Bay, anticipate 2.5 - 5 hours. Add an hour or so if you have to park a long way from trailhead in Lions Bay. From Cypress, plan for 2 - 4 hours. This assumes a moderate running pace and some contingency for getting lost.
Safety:
- Cellular coverage is inconsistent.
- GPS spotty under tree cover
- Ski lodge at Cypress.
- Recommend you bring your Baggers Companion
Name Origin: Charted in about 1860 by Captain Richards of the Royal Navy, and presumably named by him. At some time the mountain was ravaged by a forest fire, which left many charred stumps, giving a black appearance which still lasts.
Headwaters for: Some small streams.
Getting there: Drive to Cypress Mountain Provincial Park. Park in paid lot.
Route Details: Black is on the west side of the Cypress Bowl ski area on the Baden Powell (BP) Trail.
- Take Howe Sound Crest Trail (HCST) past the lodge
- Baden Powell (BP) trail forks left and uphill. Wide, dirt and gravel trail parallels ski lifts to the alpine area.
- Singletrack on BP trail to the peak.
- actual peak is a large rock outcropping about 3m to the east of the trail.
Neighboring peaks:
- Bagger Challenge peaks St. Marks, Hollyburn and Mount Strachan are relatively close. Several other Howe Sound peaks are baggable within same day by a strong runner
Submitted by: Ean Jackson and David Crerar
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