Mount Proctor

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Mount Proctor
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Highest point
Elevation2,393 m (7,851 ft)
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictKootenay Land District
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82G11 Fernie

Mount Proctor is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada located near Fernie. Scaling 2,393 m (7,851 ft), this limestone mountain is home to a very popular hiking trail. The legend of Mount Proctor tells of a young Indian chief who could not decide whom to marry and was turned into the mountain. The Three Sisters peak facing Mount Proctor is said to be the three maidens. Before there was an Alpine resort at the Fernie Alpine Resort, there was an Alpine resort at Mount Proctor around 1960.

External links[]

  • "Mount Proctor". BC Geographical Names.
  • Fernie Worldweb

Coordinates: 49°33′55″N 115°04′42″W / 49.56528°N 115.07833°W / 49.56528; -115.07833


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