Mount Victoria (British Columbia)
Mount Victoria is a mountain located above Queens Reach of Jervis Inlet within the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia Canada. The mountain was named during the 1860 survey by HMS Plumper who charted all of the known area and named the mountain after Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria "baby" who was the ninth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.[4]
| Mount Victoria | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,088 m (6,850 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 227 m (745 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Alexander (2368 m)[1][2] |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 50°14′52″N 123°59′00″W[3] |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Lillooet Land District |
| Parent range | Pacific Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 92J4 Princess Louisa Inlet[3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1931 |
The first ascent of Mount Victoria was made in 1931 by Arthur Tinniswood Dalton and Percy Williams Easthope.[1]
References
- "Mount Victoria". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- "Topographic map of Mount Alexander". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- "Mount Victoria". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- Hitz, Charles W. (2003). Through the Rapids - The History of Princess Louisa Inlet. Kirkland, WA.: Sitka 2 Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 0-9720255-0-2.
External links
- 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 Victoria from the 1860 Survey Map of the Jervis Inlet and Mt.Victoria.
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