Mount Judge Howay, originally the Snow Peaks (a term which included Mount Robie Reid

Mount Robie Reid

Mount Robie Reid is a mountain in the southern end of the Garibaldi Ranges overlooking the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. It lies to the north of Mission, British Columbia, Canada and on the west side of the upper end of Stave Lake, and to the northeast of the group of summits...

), is a distinctive twin summit located 10 km (6 mi) from the north end of Stave Lake

Stave Lake

Stave Lake is a hydroelectric reservoir in the Stave River system, located on the northern edge of the District of Mission, about 65 km east of Vancouver, British Columbia. The main arm of the lake is just over 20 km long, and there is a southwest arm ending at Stave Falls Dam about...

, and is visible from many of the peaks around Vancouver, British Columbia.

Name

Mount Judge Howay is named for Frederic W. Howay, a noted jurist and judge primarily known for being an authority on the history of British Columbia

History of British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost province in Canada. Originally politically constituted as a pair of British colonies, British Columbia joined the Canadian Confederation on July 20, 1871.-Early history :...

. Just to the southwest, Mount Robie Reid

Mount Robie Reid

Mount Robie Reid is a mountain in the southern end of the Garibaldi Ranges overlooking the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. It lies to the north of Mission, British Columbia, Canada and on the west side of the upper end of Stave Lake, and to the northeast of the group of summits...

 commemorates his life-long colleague in law and history, Robie Lewis Reid

Robie Lewis Reid

Robie Lewis Reid , often referred to as Robie Reid, was a noted historian and jurist in British Columbia, Canada. Reid wrote many books and essays on the history of British Columbia, but his special interest was the study of the works of Rudyard Kipling Another special field of interest was thet...

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Access

Because if its remote location and complicated topography, it is a very difficult peak to climb. To approach it from the southeast requires a canoe to get to the head of the lake, an approach on deactivated logging roads, a ford of the Stave River

Stave River

The Stave River is a tributary of the Fraser, joining it at the boundary between the municipalities of Maple Ridge and Mission, about 35 km east of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in the Central Fraser Valley region....

, climbing through steep Pacific Coast rainforest while orienteering

Orienteering

Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...

through cliff bands.