| Resplendent Mountain | |
|---|---|
 View of Resplendent from the Dome, upper Robson glacier | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,425 m (11,237 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 483 m (1,585 ft)[3] |
| Parent peak | Mount Robson |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 53°05′15″N119°05′53″W / 53.0875°N 119.098055°W /53.0875; -119.098055 (Resplendent Mountain)[4] |
| Geography | |
  Resplendent Mountain Location in British Columbia | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cariboo Land District[5] |
| Parent range | Rainbow Range |
| Topo map | NTS83E3Mount Robson[4] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1911, Byron Harmon and Conrad Kain[6] |
| Easiest route | NW slopes, II |
Resplendent Mountain, orMount Resplendent is a peak in theCanadian Rockies, located at the northern end ofMount Robson Provincial Park inBritish Columbia, Canada.[5] It is a part of theRainbow Range, and is a sister peak to the more famousMount Robson, its nearest neighbour. Together they form a classic panorama seen by travellers onVia Rail trains andHighway 16. The mountain was named byArthur P. Coleman, andArthur O. Wheeler wrote, "On the east side it is clad from top to bottom in pure white snow, and presents with the sun shining upon it a spectacle of such wonderful brilliance that the aptness of the name became immediately apparent." The first ascent was achieved on the same historic 1911 trip in whichConrad Kain first scouted the climbing routes later to be used on the first ascent of Mount Robson.
The east face of Resplendent towers above the sources ofResplendent Creek, feeding into theMoose River, and its north face emerges from theRobson Glacier, feeding theRobson River, another tributary of the upper headwaters of theFraser River. Resplendent holds an important place in the history of Canadian Rockiesski mountaineering, and from the time of Peter L. Parson's first ski ascent (solo) in 1930, it has been a highly sought objective for winter ascents, with a ski descent of over 1800 metres from the summit to the toe of theRobson Glacier.
