Mount Richard Bennett
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Mount Richard Bennett is a 3190 m (10466 ft) peak located at co-ordinates in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is just north of the taller Mount Sir John Abbott and is often considered a continuation of that mountain.
The name honours the eleventh Prime Minister of Canada, Richard Bedford Bennett, who died in 1947. The mountain was officially renamed after Bennett in 1962.
[edit] External links
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia listing for Mount Richard Bennett
- British Columbia Government Information Sheet for the Premier Range
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