Rugged Mountain

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Rugged Mountain
Elevation 1861 m (6106 ft)
Location Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Range Haihte Range
Prominence 1571 m
Coordinates 50°01.5′31″N, 126°40′40″W
Topo map NTS 92L/2
First ascent 1956 George Lepore[1]

Rugged Mountain is the apex of the Haihte Range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. From it, several glaciers, Nootka Sound, Woss Lake and the Tlupana Range are in view.

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[edit] History

The first attempt at an ascent of Rugged Mountain occurred when Captain Hamilton Moffat, officer in charge of the Hudsons Bay Company post at Fort Rupert, near present day Port Hardy, began a first exploration inland. On July 5, 1852 he gave up his attempt. He named the mountain Ben Lomand. This was the first recorded attempt to climb any of the major peaks of the Vancouver Island Ranges. [2]

The first successful ascent of Rugged Mountain Mountain was completed in 1959 by George Lepore and Chuck Smitson. [3]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ <Rugged Mountain in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
  2. ^ Elms, p 19-20.
  3. ^ Stone, p 424

[edit] References

  • 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. 

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