Golden Hinde (mountain)

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Golden Hinde

Golden Hinde, south aspect, August 2006.
Elevation 2,198 m (7,211 ft)
Location Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Range Vancouver Island Ranges
Prominence 2,198 m (7,211 ft)
Coordinates 49.662733° N 125.74703° W
Topo map NTS 92/F12
First ascent Einar Anderson, W.R. Kent 1913 or 1914
Easiest route rock climb

The Golden Hinde is a mountain located in the Vancouver Island Ranges on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. At 2,198 metres (7,211 ft), it is the highest peak on the island. The mountain is located near the centre of the 2,450 km² (605,408 acres) Strathcona Provincial Park, at the head of Wolf River and to the west of Buttle Lake, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of the community of Gold River. The peak is popular with experienced backcountry climbers, having been first ascended in 1913. The mountain is made of basalt which is part of the Karmutsen Formation.[1]

The mountain was named for Sir Francis Drake's ship, the Golden Hind, by an early fur-trading captain, who was reminded of Drake's ship as sunset hit the mountain (which is visible from the west coast of the Island) and in honour of Drake's reputed presence off the coast of the future British Columbia during the explorer's circumnavigation of the globe from 1577-80 (see New Albion). The present name was not officially conferred until 1938, but this was done after a reference to the peak in a fur-trader's log. The alternative name "The Rooster's Comb" was used by early alpinists because of the mountain's appearance.[2]

Golden Hinde.
South Aspect. Aug 2006.

Golden Hinde.
South Aspect. Aug 2006.

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  1. ^ Geology of Strathcona Park - The Volcanic Flood Retrieved on 2007-11-24
  2. ^ Akrigg, G.P.V. and Helen Akrigg. "Golden Hinde." British Columbia Place Names. Vancouver: UBC Press, 1997. 94.