| Feature Type: | Mount - Variation of Mountain: Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. ["Mount" preceding the name usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.] |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E of Mount Aragorn, just outside NE corner of Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park, N of Pemberton, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°38'30"N, 122°40'37"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mount Gandalf adopted 23 January 1979 on 92J/NE, at 50° 38' 30" x 122° 40' 30" as proposed in October 1978 by Karl Ricker (file P.1.65). Name changed to Mount Shadowfax 4 December 2006 on 92J/10 as recommended in March 2006 by Scott Nelson and endorsed by the BC Mountaineering Club; "Shadowfax" is the name originally given to this feature by the first climbing party, and as long-identified in mountaineering guidebooks and known in the mountaineering and search-and-rescue communities (file P.1.65) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Elevation 2285m / 7500 ft. First recorded ascent 7 May 1972, credited to Peter Jordan and Fred Thiessen (UBC Varsity Outdoor Club Journal, vol 15, 1972, pp 52-55). The names for Mounts Aragorn, Gandalf & Shadowfax were taken from the novel "Lord of the Rings" - apparently one or more volumes of J.R. Tolkien's trilogy were read on stormy days during the 1972 trip. (Ricker) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Mount Gandalf labelled on federal 1:50,000 map 92J/10, ed.2, 1988, and on provincial 1:20,000 TRIM 92J.067 at the UTM position provided by Karl Ricker in 1978: UTM 522950E x 5609900N. HOWEVER, Karl Ricker (the original proponent), plus BC Mountaineering Club, and authors of guidebooks all agree that this is the feature that the first climbing party called Mount Shadowfax [and the feature labelled "Mount Shadowfax" on maps is actually Mount Gandalf - ie. these names were reversed on the original proposal.] Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |