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Mount Hosmer is a mountain of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. It shares its name with the adjacent community of Hosmer, but its best-known elevation, a series of south-facing cliffs, can be seen from further down the Elk Valley in Fernie. The mountain is an upside down mountain, where the oldest part of the rock formation is near the top and the youngest is at the bottom.

Mount Hosmer
Highest point
Elevation	2,500 m (8,200 ft)[1]
Prominence	590 m (1,940 ft)[1]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	49°36′50″N 115°00′41″W[2]
Geography
Mount Hosmer British Columbia, Canada
District	Kootenay Land District
Parent range	Front Ranges
Topo map	NTS 82G11 Fernie[2]

Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider is a shadow, particularly visible during summer evenings, cast on the central southern cliff face of Mount Hosmer. It closely resembles a figure on horseback followed by a second figure on foot. It has become incorporated into local folk legend and become symbolic of the community of Fernie.[3] The Fernie Ghostriders hockey team takes its name from this shadow. Neil Peart's autobiography, Ghost Rider, also owes its title to the shadow, seen by Peart on his cross-country motorcycle journey detailed in the memoir (attributed by Peart to Three Sisters),[4] although the title is also a play on Peart himself.

References

• NRC GeoNames

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