| Feature Type: | Peaks - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. Plural of Peak (2). |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E of Lions Bay (community) between Howe Sound and Capilano River, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°27'27"N, 123°11'11"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 May 1924 on Ottawa file OBF 0836. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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First recorded ascent, 1903. The west "Lion" is 5401 feet/1654m; the east "Lion" is 5245 feet/1606m. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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From most of Vancouver you can see two distinct peaks poised majestically north of the city. The original name for these peaks is Chích'iyuy Elxwí7kn (the Twin Sisters). They are named after the daughters of a high Chieftain who were turned to stone by the supernatural powers of the mighty Transformer Brothers. Each peak represents a sister and to this day the white patch of snow which rests between the peaks serves as a reminder of the white mountain goat wool which the sisters were weaving when they were immortalized as mountains. (December 2011 from: Cultural Journey Sea-to-Sky Corridor website, Squamish and Lil'wat First Nations) Source: included with note |