Mount John Oliver
Mount John Oliver | |
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![]() ![]() Mount John Oliver | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,123 m (10,246 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 613 m (2,011 ft)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 52°53′02″N 119°41′07″W / 52.88389°N 119.68528°WCoordinates: 52°53′02″N 119°41′07″W / 52.88389°N 119.68528°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
District | Cariboo Land District |
Parent range | Premier Range |
Topo map | NTS 83D13 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | July 29, 1962[1] |
Mount John Oliver is a 3,123-metre (10,246 ft) mountain in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is located on the divide between the Kiwa and Tete Creeks and is covered by a glacier.
The name honours John Oliver, the Premier of British Columbia from 1921 to 1927. The mountain was named after Oliver in 1927 upon the dedication of the Premier Range as a memorial to British and Canadian heads of government.[2] It is the only mountain in the Premier Range to be named after a provincial premier.
References[]
- ^ a b c "Mount John Oliver". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 23 July 2006.
- ^ a b "Mount John Oliver". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 9 Nov 2013.
External links[]
- British Columbia Government Information Sheet for the Premier Range
Categories:
- Three-thousanders of British Columbia
- Cariboo Mountains
- Cariboo Land District
- British Columbia Interior geography stubs
- Canada geography stubs
- North America mountain stubs