Mount Celeste Explained

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.

History

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

In popular culture

• In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, there is an Outer Plane named Mount Celestia.
• 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

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

External links

• Strathcona Provincial Park from British Columbia Ministry of Environment website.
• NRC Geo Name Search - Rees Ridge Retrieved October 28, 2006

Notes and References

1. 1390. Mount Celeste. 2021-04-09.
2. Web site: 自分の不安を他人に理解してもらえなかった、もしくは他人の不安に気づいてあげられなかった経験のある方に捧げる『セレステ』. 2021-03-08. セレステ山は実際にカナダに存在する山。開発スタジオがカナダのバンクーバーにあるため名前が拝借された。. tnhr. 実存. ja. 電ファミニコゲーマー. denfaminicogamer. https://web.archive.org/web/20210321070414/https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/kikakuthetower/210308a. 2021-03-21. live.
3. Web site: Frank. Allegra . 2018-01-26 . Polygon . Celeste's Instagram prelude is a stylish, smart tie-in . 2020-11-06.