The Lions

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The Lions are a pair of distinctive twin mountain peaks in British Columbia, Canada, that serve as an iconic landmark overlooking Vancouver.

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The Lions canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
mountain peaks
accessedVia Binkert Trail
alsoKnownAs The Two Sisters
country Canada
elevation East Lion: about 1606 metres
West Lion: about 1654 metres
formsPartOf Coast Mountains physiographic region
linked to: Coast Mountains
geologicalType granite peaks
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Squamish people
hasPart East Lion
West Lion
hasTrailheadNear Lions Bay
hasTwinPeaks yes
hazard exposed scrambling sections
steep terrain
inspiredNameOf BC Lions
Lions Gate Bridge
Lions Gate Entertainment
linked to: Lionsgate
isIconicLandmarkOf Metro Vancouver
locatedIn British Columbia
Coast Mountains
locatedNear Howe Sound
Lions Bay
locatedOn north side of Burrard Inlet
mountainRange North Shore Mountains
namedBy European settlers
nearestCity Vancouver
overlooks Vancouver
partOf North Shore Mountains
Pacific Ranges
popularFor hiking
mountaineering
scrambling
province British Columbia
region Southwestern British Columbia
season commonly climbed in summer
topographicProminence East Lion: about 86 metres
West Lion: about 469 metres
viewOf Garibaldi Range
Howe Sound
Vancouver
visibleFrom Burrard Inlet
Howe Sound
Vancouver

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