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Spearhead Range

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Decker Mountain (left), Mount Trorey (center), Tremor Mountain (right of center) seen from ski slopes of Whistler Mountain in British Columbia, Canada
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as the range's peaks resembled spearheads rising from the alpine fog. To the north of the range is
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The Spearhead Range's counterpart on the south side of Fitzsimmons Creek is the
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is on the range's south side, and is the location of the
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Coordinates
50°04′00″N 122°50′00″W / 50.06667°N 122.83333°W / 50.06667; -122.83333
Parent range
Garibaldi Ranges
British Columbia
Canada
Whistler, British Columbia
Blackcomb Mountain
Whistler Blackcomb
Tremor Mountain
The Spearhead
Mount Macbeth
Decker Mountain
Mount Trorey
Phalanx Mountain
Shudder
Don
Phyllis Munday
Lone Goat Pass
Wedge Creek
Spearhead Glacier
Fitzsimmons Creek
Whistler Sliding Centre
2010 Winter Olympics
Fitzsimmons Range
Whistler Mountain
"Spearhead Range"
BC Geographical Names
Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry

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