Mount George V

Mountain in Canada
Mount George V is located in Vancouver Island
Mount George V
Mount George V
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Highest pointElevation1,884 m (6,181 ft)[1]Prominence101 m (331 ft)[2]Parent peakClarence Peak (1931 m)[1]ListingMountains of British ColumbiaCoordinates49°38′57″N 125°25′27″W / 49.649166°N 125.424167°W / 49.649166; -125.424167[3]GeographyLocationVancouver Island, British Columbia, CanadaDistrictComox Land DistrictParent rangeVancouver Island RangesTopo mapNTS 92F11 Forbidden Plateau[3]ClimbingFirst ascent1930s (?)

Mount George V is a mountain located in Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. This peak is located 3.2 km (2 mi) south of Mount Albert Edward. Mount Frink and Castlecrag Mountain are within 2 km (1 mi) to the northeast. Its first ascent may have been by surveyors in the 1930s.[citation needed]

The mountain was named in 1935 for George V in recognition of his Silver jubilee.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mount George V". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  2. ^ "Mount George V". Peakbagger.
  3. ^ a b "Mount George V". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  4. ^ "Mount George V". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
Sources
  • Stone, Philip (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.
  • Strathcona Provincial Park from British Columbia Ministry of Environment website.


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