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Squamish: The Sea-to-Sky Adventure Getaway
Adventure & Outdoors
Summit First Pump Peak on Mount Seymour
A 1,400-metre summit above Mount Seymour with Mount Baker, Vancouver and endless peaks in every direction, earned in about 8 km.
Adventure & Outdoors
A 1,400-metre summit above Mount Seymour with Mount Baker, Vancouver and endless peaks in every direction, earned in about 8 km.
First Pump Peak has the decency to overpay for your effort. From the Mount Seymour lot, you climb through alpine meadows and rock to the first of Seymour's three pumps at around 1,400 m, where the world opens up in every direction: Vancouver, Stanley Park and the Burrard Inlet to the south, Mount Baker floating over everything, an endless sea of peaks toward Golden Ears to the east, and Grouse and Crown to the west. About 8 km return with around 450 m of gain, real but genuinely accessible, and the alpine setting means every snack break feels like a summit picnic. With a 4.7-star AllTrails rating from over 3,600 reviews, it's one of the most reliably rewarding hikes on the North Shore. Best July through October. Bring layers: the top is windy and colder than the parking lot suggests.
