Tyee Mountain | |
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Elevation | 1,666 m (5,466 ft) |
Prominence | 536 m (1,759 ft) |
Location | |
Location | Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada |
Range | Vancouver Island Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 92/F13 |
Tyee Mountain is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Gold River and 5 km (3 mi) northeast of Mount Judson,[1] between the head of the Gold River and the Salmon River, at the northwest end of Strathcona Provincial Park. "Tyee", which also means "big" and "chief" or "chiefly in the Chinook Jargon, was applied here in its sense of "big" (i.e. the bigger or biggest one).[2]