Mount Arthur (British Columbia)
Mount Arthur | |
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Mt. Arthur | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,619 m (5,312 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 255 m (837 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 50°07′43″N 123°55′01″W / 50.12861°N 123.91694°WCoordinates: 50°07′43″N 123°55′01″W / 50.12861°N 123.91694°W |
Geography | |
Mount Arthur Location in British Columbia | |
Location | NE of Powell River, New Westminster Land District, British Columbia, Canada |
Parent range | Pacific Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 92/J4 |
Mount Arthur is a mountain located at the Queen Reach arm of the Jervis Inlet within the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia Canada. The mountain was named during the 1860 survey by the HMS Plumper who charted all of the area and named the mountain after HRH Prince Arthur William Patrick who was the seventh son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of England.[2]
External links
- "Arthur, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- CM_C2308 Fraser River to N.E.Pt. of Texada Island including Howe Sound and Jervis Inlet 'Annotated' 1863.02.16 1865.08
- Detail Map of Mount Arthur from the 1860 Survey Map of the Jervis Inlet and Mt.Arthur.
Gallery
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Mt. Arthur is next to Mt Wellington with McConnell Lake center foreground.
References
- 1 2 "Mount Arthur". Bivouac.com.
- ↑ Hitz, Charles W. (2003). Through the Rapids - The History of Princess Louisa Inlet. Kirkland, WA.: Sikta 2 Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 0-9720255-0-2.
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