Crown Mountain (Vancouver Island, British Columbia)

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Crown Mountain
Elevation	1,846 m
Location	Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Prominence	1339 m
Coordinates	49°56.7′N 125°48.8′W
Topo map	NTS 92F/13
First ascent	1910

Crown Mountain, sometimes called Ellison Peak, is a mountain located in Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

Contents 1 History 2 External links 3 Sources 4 References

[edit] History

The mountain has historic significance in British Columbia. It formed one corner of the large land grant given to Robert Dunsmuir to fund contruction of the E&N Railway. The boundary of that grant later also became the boundary of Strathcona Provincial Park. When BC Premier Sir Richard McBride set aside a reserve for the park, his Minister of Lands, Price Ellison, lead an expedition to explore the new park reserve which included the first ascent of Crown Mountain on July 29, 1910. The crew included Ellison's 20 year old daughter, Myrna Ellison, who was first to set foot on the peak, as well as Colonel William Holmes, J. Twaddle, A.L. Hudson, Harry Johnson, Charles Haslam, James Hasworth and Frank Ward.

[edit] External links

• Strathcona Provincial Park from British Columbia Ministry of Environment website.
• Crown Mountain Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia.
• Beyond Nootka (Crown Mountain: 1910 Exploratory Survey Trip) by Lindsay Elms Retrieved October 28, 2006

[edit] 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 J. Elms (1996). Beyond Nootka : a historical perspective of Vancouver Island mountains. Misthorn Press. ISBN 0-9680159-6-5.

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