Mount Celeste

For the video game, see Celeste (video game).

Mount Celeste is the unofficial name for a mountain located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It shares the name Celeste with two peaks in the Cariboo region of the BC Interior. Within the boundaries of Strathcona Provincial Park, this peak lies at the north end of Rees Ridge. Iceberg Peak lies at the south end of this ridge.

Mount Celeste
Mount Celeste Location on Vancouver Island Show map of Vancouver Island Mount Celeste Location in British Columbia Show map of British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation	2,045 m (6,709 ft)[1]
Prominence	589 m (1,932 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Mount Albert Edward (2093 m)[1]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	49°34′N 125°24′W
Geography
Location	Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Parent range	Rees Ridge
Topo map	NTS 92F11 Forbidden Plateau
Climbing
First ascent	1934

History

The first ascent of this peak is credited to Jack Horbury and Jock Sutherland on August 18, 1934.

In popular culture

Mount Celeste as depicted in Celeste

Mount Celeste served as inspiration for the 2018 platform game Celeste. The game is about the personal struggles that the main character Madeline faces as she attempts to climb a fictional version of the mountain.^[2] The mountain is also shown on the Instagram page of in-game character Theo.^[3]

Sources

• Philip Stone (2003). Island Alpine, A Guide to the Mountains of Strathcona Park and Vancouver Island. Wild Isle Publications: Heriot Bay, BC. ISBN 0-9680766-5-3.