Vancouver Island Ranges

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Vancouver Island Ranges
Ghinde2.jpg
Golden Hinde, south aspect, August 2006.
Highest point
PeakGolden Hinde
Elevation2,195 m (7,201 ft)
Coordinates49°39′43.8″N 125°44′48.6″W / 49.662167°N 125.746833°W / 49.662167; -125.746833
Dimensions
Area45,373 km2 (17,519 sq mi)
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Range coordinates49°40′N 125°49′W / 49.667°N 125.817°W / 49.667; -125.817Coordinates: 49°40′N 125°49′W / 49.667°N 125.817°W / 49.667; -125.817
Parent rangeInsular Mountains

The Vancouver Island Ranges, formerly called the Vancouver Island Mountains, are a series of mountain ranges extending along the length of Vancouver Island which has an area of 31,788 km2 (12,273 sq mi). The Vancouver Island Ranges comprise the central and largest part of the island.[1] The Geological Survey of Canada refers to Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, and the Alaska Panhandle as the Insular Belt including the sea floor out to 100 km (62 mi) west of Vancouver Island.[2] The Vancouver Island Ranges are a sub-range of the Insular Mountains.

Explorations[]

The first European sighting[3] of these ranges was likely Sir Francis Drake. A sighting of land on June 5, 1579 was recorded by his crew aboard the vessel Golden Hind at a latitude of 48 degrees north but not finding safe harbour, they moved on southward. The highest peak of the Vancouver Island Ranges, the Golden Hinde, is named for his vessel.

The first European explorer likely to have observed any of the mountains of the Vancouver Island Ranges would have been Captain Juan José Pérez aboard the Spanish frigate Santiago. Although he anchored off Estevan Point, on August 8, 1774 he did not land. Captain James Cook entered Nootka Sound March 29, 1778 and spent about a month refitting his ships Discovery and Resolution. His logs contain the first recorded reference to the mountains of Vancouver Island. In 1788 British Captain John Meares began a small settlement at Nootka Sound and the following year, the Spanish built a permanent fort at Friendly Cove (Yuquot) in Nuu-chah-nulth territory. The Spanish claimed sovereignty and a dispute arose which was resolved with the Nootka Convention of the 1794. There was little further exploration until the Hudson's Bay Company was granted rights to Vancouver Island on January 13, 1849 leading to the first attempt, by Captain Hamilton Moffat in 1852 to ascend a major peak on the Island when he attempted Rugged Mountain.

Adam Grant Horne located a trail across the island from the Qualicum River to the Alberni Inlet in 1856 and Joseph Despard Pemberton, Surveyor General of the Colony of Vancouver Island explored much of the southern half of the Island in 1857. The southern Island was further explored by the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition in 1865. By the mid-1880s the southern half of the island had been explored and by 1890 the northern region had been explored as well. The central part of the island, the area now within Strathcona Provincial Park, was explored by Reverend William Washington Bolton, Headmaster of the Victoria School for Boys, in 1894 and 1896.

Ranges[]

Named Ranges of Vancouver Island

Only a few of the many subranges of the Vancouver Island Ranges have official names. These are:

  1. Refugium Range: On the Brooks Peninsula.
  2. Sophia Range: On Nootka Island, on the peninsula between Esperanza Inlet and Nuchatlitz Inlet.
  3. Genevieve Range: Nootka Island.
  4. Karmutzen Range: Between Nimpkish Lake, Tlakwa Creek and Karmuzten Creek.
  5. Hankin Range: Between Nimpkish Lake and Bonanza Lake.
  6. Franklin Range: Near Robson Bight on the Johnstone Strait between the Tsitika River and Kokish River.
  7. Bonanza Range: Between the Nimpkish River and the Tsitika River by Bonanza Lake.
  8. Sutton Range: Between Nimpkish River, White River, ktwanch River, Gold River.
  9. Newcastle Ridge: Johnstone Strait, west of Sayward-Kelsey Bay and east/north of Adams River
  10. Prince of Wales Range: East coast of Vancouver Island 40 km (25 mi) north of Campbell River.
  11. Halifax Range: Along Johnstone Strait between Amor de Cosmos Creek and Pye Creek.
  12. Beaufort Range: North of Port Alberni and west of Qualicum Beach.
  13. Pelham Range: Between the Sarita River and Alberni Inlet.
  14. Somerset Range: Between The Pacheena-Sarita River basins and the Klanawa River (between Nitinat Lake and Imperial Eagle channel)
  15. Seymour Range: Between the valley of Cowichan Lake, San Juan River and Gordon River.
  16. Gowlland Range: Near Victoria between Saanich Inlet and Brentwood Bay. Includes Mount Work Regional Park.
  17. Pierce Range: South of Gold River between the Jacklah River and the Burman River.
  18. Haihte Range: Between Tashsis River, the Nomash River, Zeballos Lake and Woss Lake.

The Elk River Mountains, located in Strathcona Provincial Park, are considered a range by some sources.[4]

Peaks of the Vancouver Island Ranges[]

Mountain/Peak Location Height (metres) Prominence (metres) Range
Golden Hinde 49°39′46″N 125°44′49″W / 49.662733°N 125.74703°W / 49.662733; -125.74703 (Golden Hinde) 2,201 2,195 Elk River
Elkhorn Mountain 49°47.4′N 125°49.7′W / 49.7900°N 125.8283°W / 49.7900; -125.8283 (Elkhorn Mountain) 2,195 996 Elk River
Victoria Peak 50°03.3′N 126°06.0′W / 50.0550°N 126.1000°W / 50.0550; -126.1000 (Victoria Peak) 2,163 1,849 Sutton
Mount Colonel Foster 49°45.0′N 125°52.1′W / 49.7500°N 125.8683°W / 49.7500; -125.8683 (Mount Colonel Foster) 2,135 864 Elk River
Mount Albert Edward 49°40.7′N 125°25.9′W / 49.6783°N 125.4317°W / 49.6783; -125.4317 (Mount Albert Edward) 2,093 1,203 ?
Rambler Peak 49°44.0′N 125°44.8′W / 49.7333°N 125.7467°W / 49.7333; -125.7467 (Rambler Peak) 2,092 647 Elk River
Mount McBride 49°43.3′N 125°39.0′W / 49.7217°N 125.6500°W / 49.7217; -125.6500 (Mount McBride) 2,083 918 ?
Kings Peak 49°48.7′N 125°50.2′W / 49.8117°N 125.8367°W / 49.8117; -125.8367 (King's Peak) 2,065 328 Elk River
Mount Celeste 49°34′N 125°24′W / 49.567°N 125.400°W / 49.567; -125.400 (Mount Celeste) 2,041 369 ?
2,040 0 ?
Mount Filberg 49°48′28.1″N 125°43′39.0″W / 49.807806°N 125.727500°W / 49.807806; -125.727500 (Mount Filberg) 2,035 0 ?
The Red Pillar 49°31′32.2″N 125°23′21.1″W / 49.525611°N 125.389194°W / 49.525611; -125.389194 (The Red Pillar) 2,035 0 ?
Mount Cobb 49°47′23.0″N 125°44′51.0″W / 49.789722°N 125.747500°W / 49.789722; -125.747500 (Mount Cobb) 2,031 0 ?
The Behinde 49°39′51.1″N 125°46′14.2″W / 49.664194°N 125.770611°W / 49.664194; -125.770611 (The Behinde) 1,989 0
1,989 0
Alexandra Peak 49°44′17.2″N 125°29′31.9″W / 49.738111°N 125.492194°W / 49.738111; -125.492194 (Alexandra Peak) 1,983 0
Argus Mountain 49°32′19.0″N 125°23′11.0″W / 49.538611°N 125.386389°W / 49.538611; -125.386389 (Argus Mountain) 1,982 0
Mount Harmston 49°32′56.0″N 125°23′53.9″W / 49.548889°N 125.398306°W / 49.548889; -125.398306 (Mount Harmston) 1,982 0
Mount Regan 49°41′06.0″N 125°25′55.0″W / 49.685000°N 125.431944°W / 49.685000; -125.431944 (Mount Regan) 1,982 0
Iceberg Peak 49°34′N 125°24′W / 49.567°N 125.400°W / 49.567; -125.400 (Iceberg Peak) 1,977 0
Warden Peak 50°03′44.0″N 126°05′46.0″W / 50.062222°N 126.096111°W / 50.062222; -126.096111 (Warden Peak) 1,970 0
El Piveto Mountain 49°43.3′N 125°47.2′W / 49.7217°N 125.7867°W / 49.7217; -125.7867 (El Piveto Mountain) 1,969 500
Mount Rosseau 49°28′44.0″N 125°30′22.0″W / 49.478889°N 125.506111°W / 49.478889; -125.506111 (Mount Rosseau) 1,962 0
Comox Glacier 1,960 0
Mount Haig-Brown 49°46′23.0″N 125°44′19.0″W / 49.773056°N 125.738611°W / 49.773056; -125.738611 (Mount Haig-Brown) 1,947 0
Mount Frink 49°39′48.0″N 125°24′31.0″W / 49.663333°N 125.408611°W / 49.663333; -125.408611 (Mount Frink) 1,921 0
1,921 0
1,920 0
1,909 0
Mount George V 49°41.6′N 125°25.9′W / 49.6933°N 125.4317°W / 49.6933; -125.4317 (Mount George V) 1,884 0
1,880 0
49°32.0′N 125°25.0′W / 49.5333°N 125.4167°W / 49.5333; -125.4167 (Tzela Mountain) 1,880 0
Rugged Mountain 50°01′31″N 126°40′40″W / 50.02528°N 126.67778°W / 50.02528; -126.67778 (Rugged Mountain) 1,875 0 Haihte
Mount Adrian 49°45′23.0″N 125°31′45.9″W / 49.756389°N 125.529417°W / 49.756389; -125.529417 (Mount Adrian) 1,870 0
1,862 0
Big Interior Mountain 49°27′38.2″N 125°34′26.0″W / 49.460611°N 125.573889°W / 49.460611; -125.573889 (Big Interior Mountain) 1,863 0
Sutton Peak 50°02′28.0″N 126°14′07.0″W / 50.041111°N 126.235278°W / 50.041111; -126.235278 (Sutton Peak) 1,862 0
Mount Septimus 49°28′50.0″N 125°30′49.0″W / 49.480556°N 125.513611°W / 49.480556; -125.513611 (Mount Septimus) 1,850 0
Crown Mountain 49°56.7′N 125°48.8′W / 49.9450°N 125.8133°W / 49.9450; -125.8133 (Crown Mountain) 1,846 1339
Nine Peaks 49°25′55.0″N 125°32′57.0″W / 49.431944°N 125.549167°W / 49.431944; -125.549167 (Nine Peaks) 1,842 0
1,840 0
1,840 0
1,840 0
Mount Mitchell 49°41′17.2″N 125°27′47.9″W / 49.688111°N 125.463306°W / 49.688111; -125.463306 (Mount Mitchell) 1,838 0
Jutland Mountain 49°42′06.8″N 125°24′51.8″W / 49.701889°N 125.414389°W / 49.701889; -125.414389 (Jutland Mountain) 1,838 0
Puzzle Mountain 49°47′26.2″N 125°54′56.2″W / 49.790611°N 125.915611°W / 49.790611; -125.915611 (Puzzle Mountain) 1,828 0
Maquilla Peak 50°06′42.1″N 126°20′20.4″W / 50.111694°N 126.339000°W / 50.111694; -126.339000 (Maquilla Peak) 1,821 0
Mount Arrowsmith 49°13.4′N 124°35.7′W / 49.2233°N 124.5950°W / 49.2233; -124.5950 (Mount Arrowsmith) 1,817 1,429
Mount Donner 49°41′24.0″N 125°53′31.9″W / 49.690000°N 125.892194°W / 49.690000; -125.892194 (Mount Donner) 1,812 0
Mount Kent-Urquhart 49°40′35.0″N 125°53′48.8″W / 49.676389°N 125.896889°W / 49.676389; -125.896889 (Mount Kent-Urquhart) 1,811 0
Mount Myra 49°32′39.8″N 125°36′22.0″W / 49.544389°N 125.606111°W / 49.544389; -125.606111 (Mount Myra) 1,810 0
Matchlee Mountain 49°37′54.8″N 125°58′00.9″W / 49.631889°N 125.966917°W / 49.631889; -125.966917 (Matchlee Mountain) 1,806 0
Moyeha Mountain 49°31′00.8″N 125°44′20.0″W / 49.516889°N 125.738889°W / 49.516889; -125.738889 (Moyeha Mountain) 1,804 0
Mount Cain 50°13.7′N 126°19.6′W / 50.2283°N 126.3267°W / 50.2283; -126.3267 (Mount Cain) 1,804 0
Mount Abel 50°12.714′N 126°19.218′W / 50.211900°N 126.320300°W / 50.211900; -126.320300 (Mount Abel) 1,800 0
1,800 0
1,800 0
Merlon Mountain 50°02.0′N 126°41.8′W / 50.0333°N 126.6967°W / 50.0333; -126.6967 (Merlon Mountain) 1,798 0
Mount Laing 49°49′27.1″N 125°42′24.1″W / 49.824194°N 125.706694°W / 49.824194; -125.706694 (Mount Laing) 1,798 0
Mount Tom Taylor 49°28′39.0″N 125°38′16.0″W / 49.477500°N 125.637778°W / 49.477500; -125.637778 (Mount Tom Taylor) 1,778 0
Mariner Mountain 49°27.600′N 125°45.783′W / 49.460000°N 125.763050°W / 49.460000; -125.763050 (Mount Mariner) 1,778 0
Big Den Mountain 49°53.1′N 125°48.8′W / 49.8850°N 125.8133°W / 49.8850; -125.8133 (Big Den Mountain) 1,776 0
1,768 0
50°19.8′N 126°37.8′W / 50.3300°N 126.6300°W / 50.3300; -126.6300 (Bonanza Peak) 1,767 0
Hapush Mountain 50°14.6′N 126°20.0′W / 50.2433°N 126.3333°W / 50.2433; -126.3333 (Mount Hapush) 1,767 0
Marble Peak 49°41.7′N 125°36.5′W / 49.6950°N 125.6083°W / 49.6950; -125.6083 (Marble Peak) 1,767 0
1,766 0
Mount Palmerston 50°24′27.0″N 126°20′13.9″W / 50.407500°N 126.337194°W / 50.407500; -126.337194 (Mount Palmerston) 1,763 0
Mount Burman 49°37′26.0″N 125°43′52.0″W / 49.623889°N 125.731111°W / 49.623889; -125.731111 (Mount Burman) 1,756 0
Mount Judson 49°56′24.0″N 125°55′18.8″W / 49.940000°N 125.921889°W / 49.940000; -125.921889 (Mount Judson) 1,747 0
1,746 0
Mount Ashwood 50°18′34.9″N 126°36′13.0″W / 50.309694°N 126.603611°W / 50.309694; -126.603611 (Mount Ashwood) 1,744 0
Mount Con Reid 49°44′44.2″N 125°44′12.8″W / 49.745611°N 125.736889°W / 49.745611; -125.736889 (Mount Con Reid) 1,744 0
Mount Alston 50°01′00.8″N 126°13′31.1″W / 50.016889°N 126.225306°W / 50.016889; -126.225306 (Mount Alston) 1,743 0
Watchtower Peak 50°05′13.9″N 126°13′37.9″W / 50.087194°N 126.227194°W / 50.087194; -126.227194 (Watchtower Peak) 1,740 0
Mount Russell 50°23′04.9″N 126°21′47.9″W / 50.384694°N 126.363306°W / 50.384694; -126.363306 (Mount Russell) 1,740 0
1,737 0
50°02.4′N 126°41.3′W / 50.0400°N 126.6883°W / 50.0400; -126.6883 (Ya'ai Peak) 1,736 0
Trio Mountain 49°52′45.8″N 126°00′11.9″W / 49.879389°N 126.003306°W / 49.879389; -126.003306 (Trio Mountain) 1,732 0
Phillips Ridge 49°35′48.8″N 125°40′50.2″W / 49.596889°N 125.680611°W / 49.596889; -125.680611 (Phillips Ridge) 1,732 0
Mount Thelwood 49°32.3′N 125°44.0′W / 49.5383°N 125.7333°W / 49.5383; -125.7333 (Mount Thelwood) 1,731 0
Mount Phillips 49°37′13.1″N 125°34′44.1″W / 49.620306°N 125.578917°W / 49.620306; -125.578917 (Mount Phillips) 1,723 0
Mount Adam 50°07′14.2″N 126°13′22.1″W / 50.120611°N 126.222806°W / 50.120611; -126.222806 (Mount Adam) 1,729 0
Mount DeVoe 49°41′33.0″N 125°48′24.0″W / 49.692500°N 125.806667°W / 49.692500; -125.806667 (Mount DeVoe) 1,710 0
50°02′58″N 126°42′0″W / 50.04944°N 126.70000°W / 50.04944; -126.70000 (Haihte Spire) 1,706 0
Jagged Mountain 50°16′01.9″N 126°17′28.0″W / 50.267194°N 126.291111°W / 50.267194; -126.291111 (Jagged Mountain) 1,701 0
Whiltilla Mountain 50°21′59.0″N 126°42′20.9″W / 50.366389°N 126.705806°W / 50.366389; -126.705806 (Whiltilla Mountain) 1,693 0 Bonanza Range
Popsicle Peak 49°37′27.9″N 125°54′51.8″W / 49.624417°N 125.914389°W / 49.624417; -125.914389 (Popsicle Peak) 1,682 0
Mount Bate 49°53′24.0″N 126°28′24.0″W / 49.890000°N 126.473333°W / 49.890000; -126.473333 (Mount Bate) 1,680 0
Volcano Peak 1,676 0
1,676 0
1,676 0
1,676 0
Tyee Mountain 49°58′45.8″N 125°53′39.1″W / 49.979389°N 125.894194°W / 49.979389; -125.894194 (Tyee Mountain) 1,672 0
Hkusam Mountain 50°20′05.0″N 125°50′27.0″W / 50.334722°N 125.840833°W / 50.334722; -125.840833 (Hkusam Mountain) 1,670 0 Prince of Wales
Mount Heber 49°53′48.8″N 125°55′00.8″W / 49.896889°N 125.916889°W / 49.896889; -125.916889 (Mount Heber) 1,666 0
Crest Mountain 49°52′18.8″N 125°52′34.0″W / 49.871889°N 125.876111°W / 49.871889; -125.876111 (Crest Mountain) 1,661 0
Tsitika Mountain 50°25′36.1″N 126°39′06.1″W / 50.426694°N 126.651694°W / 50.426694; -126.651694 (Tsitika Mountain) 1,657 0
Mount Juliet 50°15′29.2″N 126°10′15.9″W / 50.258111°N 126.171083°W / 50.258111; -126.171083 (Mount Juliet) 1,637 0
49°39′08″N 125°53′23″W / 49.65222°N 125.88972°W / 49.65222; -125.88972 (Ms. Mountain) 1,655 0
Mount Nora 50°09′15.1″N 126°06′50″W / 50.154194°N 126.11389°W / 50.154194; -126.11389 (Mount Nora) 1,648 0
1,646 0
Mount Derby 50°26′17.2″N 126°32′21.8″W / 50.438111°N 126.539389°W / 50.438111; -126.539389 (Mount Derby) 1,646 0
Klitsa Mountain 49°15′14.0″N 125°13′53.0″W / 49.253889°N 125.231389°W / 49.253889; -125.231389 (Klitsa Mountain) 1,642 0
Queen Peak 50°02′55.0″N 126°03′14.0″W / 50.048611°N 126.053889°W / 50.048611; -126.053889 (Queen Peak) 1,640 0
Mount Romeo 50°15′33.8″N 126°12′29.2″W / 50.259389°N 126.208111°W / 50.259389; -126.208111 (Mount Romeo) 1,637 0
Mount McKelvie 49°59′17.2″N 126°34′50.9″W / 49.988111°N 126.580806°W / 49.988111; -126.580806 (Mount McKelvie) 1,630 0
1,628 0
Eden Mountain 50°14′11.0″N 126°14′52.1″W / 50.236389°N 126.247806°W / 50.236389; -126.247806 (Eden Mountain) 1,625 0
Mount Cokely 49°14′21.8″N 124°35′12.1″W / 49.239389°N 124.586694°W / 49.239389; -124.586694 (Mount Cokely) 1,616 0
Kokummi Mountain 50°05′55.0″N 126°08′22.9″W / 50.098611°N 126.139694°W / 50.098611; -126.139694 (Kokummi Mountain) 1,615 0 Sutton
1,615 0
Mount Moriarty 49°08.3′N 124°27.1′W / 49.1383°N 124.4517°W / 49.1383; -124.4517 (Mount Moriarty) 1,610 0
Big Baldy Mountain 49°45.6′N 126°08.0′W / 49.7600°N 126.1333°W / 49.7600; -126.1333 (Big Baldy Mountain) 1,610 0
1605? 0
1,601 0
1,597 0
Woss Mountain 50°03′34.9″N 126°33′37.1″W / 50.059694°N 126.560306°W / 50.059694; -126.560306 (Woss Mountain) 1,594 0
Mount Washington 49°45′N 125°18′W / 49.750°N 125.300°W / 49.750; -125.300 (Mount Washington) 1,585 510
Mount Elliott 50°17′26.9″N 126°29′39.1″W / 50.290806°N 126.494194°W / 50.290806; -126.494194 (Mount Elliott) 1,581 0
Zeballos Peak 50°05′48.0″N 126°46′08.0″W / 50.096667°N 126.768889°W / 50.096667; -126.768889 (Zeballos Peak) 1,576 0
Mount McQuillan 49°06′33.8″N 124°36′18.0″W / 49.109389°N 124.605000°W / 49.109389; -124.605000 (Mount McQuillan) 1,575 0
49°51.9′N 126°32.1′W / 49.8650°N 126.5350°W / 49.8650; -126.5350 (Malaspina Peak) 1,573 0
1,570 0
49°12.5′N 125°12.8′W / 49.2083°N 125.2133°W / 49.2083; -125.2133 (Malaspina Peak) 1,568 0
Mount Peel 1,564 0
Mount Joan 49°24.9′N 124°55.2′W / 49.4150°N 124.9200°W / 49.4150; -124.9200 (Mount Joan) 1,557 0 Beaufort
49°54.4′N 126°29.2′W / 49.9067°N 126.4867°W / 49.9067; -126.4867 (Mount Grattan) 1,550 0
49°55.2′N 125°43.9′W / 49.9200°N 125.7317°W / 49.9200; -125.7317 (Mount Flannigan) 1,550 0
Mount ʻAlava 49°53.4′N 126°29.8′W / 49.8900°N 126.4967°W / 49.8900; -126.4967 (Mount ʻAlava) 1,550 0
50°11.7′N 126°55.8′W / 50.1950°N 126.9300°W / 50.1950; -126.9300 (Pinder Peak) 1,542 0
Mount Whymper 48°57.1′N 124°09.7′W / 48.9517°N 124.1617°W / 48.9517; -124.1617 (Mount Whymper) 1,541 0
49°25.5′N 125°51.3′W / 49.4250°N 125.8550°W / 49.4250; -125.8550 (Abco Mountain) 1,526 0
1,525 0
Stevens Peak 49°51.4′N 126°27.4′W / 49.8567°N 126.4567°W / 49.8567; -126.4567 (Stevens Peak) 1,509 0
1,505 0
50°09.2′N 126°51.7′W / 50.1533°N 126.8617°W / 50.1533; -126.8617 (Mook Peak) 1,505 0
48°57.3′N 124°13.2′W / 48.9550°N 124.2200°W / 48.9550; -124.2200 (El Capitan Mountain) 1,492 0
48°57.8′N 124°15.1′W / 48.9633°N 124.2517°W / 48.9633; -124.2517 (Mount Service) 1,490 0
Douglas Peak 49°07.7′N 124°38.6′W / 49.1283°N 124.6433°W / 49.1283; -124.6433 (Douglas Peak) 1,490 0
1,486 0
Mount Titus 1,481 0
49°49.7′N 126°18.6′W / 49.8283°N 126.3100°W / 49.8283; -126.3100 (Conuma Peak) 1,481 0
Limestone Mountain 49°05.7′N 124°38.7′W / 49.0950°N 124.6450°W / 49.0950; -124.6450 (Limestone Mountain) 1,480 0
49°14.9′N 125°19.0′W / 49.2483°N 125.3167°W / 49.2483; -125.3167 (Adder Peak) 1,480 0
49°32.3′N 126°03.2′W / 49.5383°N 126.0533°W / 49.5383; -126.0533 (Megin Mountain) 1,480 0
Lone Wolf Mountain 49°27′58.0″N 125°54′46.1″W / 49.466111°N 125.912806°W / 49.466111; -125.912806 (Lone Wolf Mountain) 1,479 734
1,478 0
49°24.2′N 125°42.9′W / 49.4033°N 125.7150°W / 49.4033; -125.7150 (Lone Wolf Mountain) 1,471 0
50°19.3′N 125°46.9′W / 50.3217°N 125.7817°W / 50.3217; -125.7817 (Mount Milner) 1,470 0 Prince of Wales
49°13.2′N 125°25.3′W / 49.2200°N 125.4217°W / 49.2200; -125.4217 (Steamboat Peak) 1,465 0
50°18.8′N 125°43.5′W / 50.3133°N 125.7250°W / 50.3133; -125.7250 (Mount Roberts) 1,463 0 Prince of Wales
49°57.7′N 126°34.5′W / 49.9617°N 126.5750°W / 49.9617; -126.5750 (Mount Leiner) 1,458 0
50°17.8′N 125°42.1′W / 50.2967°N 125.7017°W / 50.2967; -125.7017 (Mount Kitchener) 1,457 0
50°18.7′N 127°03.1′W / 50.3117°N 127.0517°W / 50.3117; -127.0517 (Tlakwa Mountain) 1,457 0
50°28.2′N 126°38.7′W / 50.4700°N 126.6450°W / 50.4700; -126.6450 (Tlakwa Mountain) 1,429 0 Franklin
Karmutzen Mountain 50°21.22′N 127°42.8′W / 50.35367°N 127.7133°W / 50.35367; -127.7133 (Karmutzen Mountain) 1,426 0 Karmutzen
49°51.8′N 126°20.1′W / 49.8633°N 126.3350°W / 49.8633; -126.3350 (Karmutzen Mountain) 1,411 0
50°20.4′N 127°17.1′W / 50.3400°N 127.2850°W / 50.3400; -127.2850 (Merry Widow Mountain) 1,402 0
50°14.5′N 127°12.5′W / 50.2417°N 127.2083°W / 50.2417; -127.2083 (Snowsaddle Mountain) 1,400 0 Refugium
49°36.4′N 126°10.4′W / 49.6067°N 126.1733°W / 49.6067; -126.1733 (Jacklah Mountain) 1,400 0
1,379 0
50°03.2′N 126°41.7′W / 50.0533°N 126.6950°W / 50.0533; -126.6950 (Half Dome) 1,365 0 Haihte
49°07.1′N 124°12.9′W / 49.1183°N 124.2150°W / 49.1183; -124.2150 (Mount De Cosmos) 1,355 0
1,341 0
1,319 0
50°02.1′N 126°52.1′W / 50.0350°N 126.8683°W / 50.0350; -126.8683 (Kaouk Mountain) 1,309 0
1,287 0
1,274 0
Mount Wolfenden 50°25.6′N 127°34.0′W / 50.4267°N 127.5667°W / 50.4267; -127.5667 (Mount Wolfenden) 1273 0
50°11.2′N 127°13.5′W / 50.1867°N 127.2250°W / 50.1867; -127.2250 (Garibaldi Peaks) 1,235 0
49°04.2′N 124°57.5′W / 49.0700°N 124.9583°W / 49.0700; -124.9583 (Hannah Mountain) 1,250 0
Twin Peaks 1,208 953
1,207 0
48°54.1′N 123°50.8′W / 48.9017°N 123.8467°W / 48.9017; -123.8467 (Mount Brenton) 1,200 0
50°00.3′N 126°54.2′W / 50.0050°N 126.9033°W / 50.0050; -126.9033 (Mamat Mountain) 1,161 0
50°00.2′N 126°46.3′W / 50.0033°N 126.7717°W / 50.0033; -126.7717 (Lukwa Mountain) 1,142 0
1,139 0
49°36.6′N 126°22.7′W / 49.6100°N 126.3783°W / 49.6100; -126.3783 (Mount Gore) 1,120 0
49°59.7′N 126°44.3′W / 49.9950°N 126.7383°W / 49.9950; -126.7383 (Grayback Peak) 1,119 0
Carter Peak 1,097 0
1,097 0
49°35.8′N 126°21.6′W / 49.5967°N 126.3600°W / 49.5967; -126.3600 (Mount Rufus) 1,080 0
50°07.5′N 127°08.6′W / 50.1250°N 127.1433°W / 50.1250; -127.1433 (Pretty Girl Peak) 1,063 0
49°34.7′N 126°27.7′W / 49.5783°N 126.4617°W / 49.5783; -126.4617 (Pretty Girl Peak) 1,040 0
50°21.7′N 127°31.5′W / 50.3617°N 127.5250°W / 50.3617; -127.5250 (Mount Clark) 1,036 0
Mount Benson 49°08′59″N 124°03′04″W / 49.14972°N 124.05111°W / 49.14972; -124.05111 (Mount Benson) 1,023 668
49°31.0′N 126°15.0′W / 49.5167°N 126.2500°W / 49.5167; -126.2500 (Pretty Girl Peak) 1,020 0
Mount Pickering 50°22.4′N 127°34′W / 50.3733°N 127.567°W / 50.3733; -127.567 (Mount Pickering) 1,006 0 ?
49°31.2′N 126°19.2′W / 49.5200°N 126.3200°W / 49.5200; -126.3200 (Sydney Cone) 996 0 ?
Mount Seaton 957 0 ?
49°36.1′N 126°27.9′W / 49.6017°N 126.4650°W / 49.6017; -126.4650 (Mount Crespi) 920 0 ?
49°34.5′N 126°30.5′W / 49.5750°N 126.5083°W / 49.5750; -126.5083 (Mount Lombard) 920 0 ?
Unnamed peak 48°38′N 123°56′W / 48.633°N 123.933°W / 48.633; -123.933 (Unnamed peak) 920 (est.) ? ?
50°11.8′N 127°42.1′W / 50.1967°N 127.7017°W / 50.1967; -127.7017 (Nunatak Mountain) 909 0 Refugium
800 0 ?
Doom Mountain 50°10.3′N 127°46.1′W / 50.1717°N 127.7683°W / 50.1717; -127.7683 (Doom Mountain) 762 0 Refugium
Mount Finlayson 48°28′58.1″N 123°32′18.9″W / 48.482806°N 123.538583°W / 48.482806; -123.538583 (Mount Finlayson) 419 249 Gowlland
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See also[]

Sources[]

  • Philip Stone (2003). Island Alpine, A Guide to the Mountains of Strathcona Park and Vancouver Island. Wild Isle Publications: Heriot Bay, BC. ISBN 0-9680766-5-3.
  • Lindsay Elms (1996). Beyond Nootka, A Historical Perspective of Vancouver Island Mountains. Misthorn Press: Courtenay, BC. ISBN 0-9680159-0-5.

References[]

  1. ^ Guthrie, R.H. (2005). Geomorthology of Vancouver Island: Mass Wasting Potential (Report). BC Ministry of Environment. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3032.9848. p 1 (and see map at p 2 for area of Vancouver Island Ranges) ISBN 0-7726-5468-9
  2. ^ "Geodetic Survey of Canada, Cordilleran Geoscience Island mountains and sea floor". Archived from the original on 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2006-10-16.
  3. ^ see Elms, p 17-29 for the sources of this section
  4. ^ Stone

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