Akasik Mountain is a mountain in the Lillooet Ranges of British Columbia, Canada, located southwest of the town of Lytton.[2]

Akasik Mountain
Akasik Mountain British Columbia, Canada
Highest point
Elevation	2,450 m (8,040 ft) [1]
Prominence	285 m (935 ft) [1]
Parent peak	Petlushkwohap Mountain (2939 m)[1]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°14′16″N 121°45′55″W [2]
Geography
Location	British Columbia, Canada
District	Kamloops Division Yale Land District
Parent range	Lillooet Ranges
Topo map	NTS 93D1 Jacobsen Glacier[2]

The mountain is associated in the lore of the Nlaka'pamux people with Skihist Mountain, whose name means "jump" or "leap" and is a reference to a mythological giant who leapt back and forth between Skihist and this summit.[2]

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