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{{Short description|Series of mountain ranges in Vancouver Island}}
{{Infobox mountain range
{{Infobox mountain
| name=Vancouver Island Ranges
| name = Vancouver Island Ranges
| photo=Ghinde2.jpg
| photo_caption=[[Golden Hinde (mountain)|Golden Hinde]], south aspect, August 2006.
| photo = Ghinde2.jpg
| photo_caption = [[Golden Hinde (mountain)|Golden Hinde]], south aspect, August 2006.
| country=Canada
| country = [[Canada]]
| region_type=Province
| region_type = Province
| region=British Columbia
| region = [[British Columbia]]
| parent=Insular Mountains
| parent = [[Insular Mountains]]
| area_km2=45373
| area_km2 = 45373
| range_coordinates = {{coord|49|40|N|125|49|W|type:mountain_region:CA-BC_dim:300000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| range_lat_d=49|range_lat_m=40|range_lat_NS=N
| range_coordinates_note=
| range_long_d=125|range_long_m=49|range_long_EW=W
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| highest = [[Golden Hinde (mountain)|Golden Hinde]]
| dim=300000|region_code=CA-BC
| elevation_m = 2195
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| highest=[[Golden Hinde (mountain)|Golden Hinde]]
| coordinates = {{coord|49|39|43.8|N|125|44|48.6|W|type:mountain_region:CA-BC_dim:300000|format=dms|display=inline}}
| highest_m=2195
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| map =
| long_d=125| long_m=44| long_s=48.6| long_EW=W
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The '''Vancouver Island Ranges''', formerly called the '''Vancouver Island Mountains''', are a series of [[mountain range|mountain ranges]] extending along the length of [[Vancouver Island]] which has an area of {{cvt|31,788|sqkm|sqmi}}. The Vancouver Island Ranges comprise the central and largest part of the island.<ref>{{cite report|doi=10.13140/RG.2.1.3032.9848 |author=Guthrie, R.H. |year=2005|title=Geomorthology of Vancouver Island: Mass Wasting Potential|publisher=BC Ministry of Environment|issue=Victoria BC Report No RR01}} p 1 (and see map at p 2 for area of Vancouver Island Ranges) {{ISBN|0-7726-5468-9}}</ref> The [[Geological Survey of Canada]] refers to Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, and the Alaska Panhandle as the [[Insular Plate|Insular Belt]] including the sea floor out to 100&nbsp;km (62&nbsp;mi) west of Vancouver Island.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/cordgeo/insular_e.php |title=Geodetic Survey of Canada, Cordilleran Geoscience Island mountains and sea floor |access-date=2006-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020010959/http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/cordgeo/insular_e.php |archive-date=2006-10-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Vancouver Island Ranges are a sub-range of the [[Insular Mountains]].

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The '''Vancouver Island Ranges''', formerly called the '''Vancouver Island Mountains''', is a [[mountain range]] extending along the length of [[Vancouver Island]] which has an area of 31,788&nbsp;km² (12,273&nbsp;sq;&nbsp;mi). The Vancouver Island Ranges comprise the central and largest part of the island.<ref>[http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/wld/documents/techpub/rr01/VImasswaste.pdf Guthrie, R.H. 2005. Geomorthology of Vancouver Island (electronic resource); mass wasting potential. BC Ministry of Environment, Victoria BC Report No RR01. PDF] p 1 (and see map at p 2 for area of Vancouver Island Ranges) ISBN 0-7726-5468-9</ref> The [[Geological Survey of Canada]] refers to Vancouver Island, the Queen Charlotte Islands the Alaska Panhandle as the [[Insular Plate|Insular Belt]] including the sea floor out to 100&nbsp;km (62&nbsp;mi) west of Vancouver Island.<ref>[http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/cordgeo/insular_e.php Geodetic Survey of Canada, Cordilleran Geoscience Island mountains and sea floor]</ref> The Vancouver Island Ranges are a sub-range of the [[Insular Mountains]].


==Explorations==
==Explorations==
The first European sighting<ref>see Elms, p 17-29 for the sources of this section</ref> of these ranges was likely [[Francis Drake|Sir Francis Drake]]. A sighting of land on June 5, 1579 was recorded by his crew aboard the vessel ''[[Golden Hind]]'' at a latitude of [[48th parallel north|48 degrees north]] but not finding safe harbour, they moved on southward. The highest peak of the Vancouver Island Ranges, the [[Golden Hinde (British Columbia)|Golden Hinde]] is named for his vessel.
The first European sighting<ref>see Elms, p 17-29 for the sources of this section</ref> of these ranges was likely [[Francis Drake|Sir Francis Drake]]. A sighting of land on June 5, 1579 was recorded by his crew aboard the vessel ''[[Golden Hind]]'' at a latitude of [[48th parallel north|48 degrees north]] but not finding safe harbour, they moved on southward. The highest peak of the Vancouver Island Ranges, the [[Golden Hinde (British Columbia)|Golden Hinde]], is named for his vessel.


The first European explorer likely to have observed any of the mountains of the Vancouver Island Ranges would have been [[Juan José Pérez Hernández|Captain Juan José Pérez]] aboard the Spanish frigate Santiago. Although he anchored off [[Estevan Point]], on August 8, 1774 he did not land. [[James Cook|Captain James Cook]] entered [[Nootka Sound]] March 29, 1778 and spent about a month refitting his ships [[HMS Discovery (1774)|Discovery]] and [[HMS Resolution (Cook)|Resolution]]. His logs contain the first recorded reference to the mountains of Vancouver Island. In 1788 British Captain [[John Meares]] began a small settlement at [[Nootka Sound]] and the following year, the Spanish built a permanent fort at Friendly Cove ([[Yuquot, British Columbia|Yuquot]]) in [[Nuu-chah-nulth people|Nuu-chah-nulth]] territory. The Spanish claimed sovereignty and a dispute arose which was resolved with the [[Nootka Convention]] of the 1794. There was little further exploration until the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] was granted rights to Vancouver Island on January 13, 1849 leading to the first attempt, by Captain Hamilton Moffat in 1852 to ascend a major peak on the Island when he attempted [[Rugged Mountain]].
The first European explorer likely to have observed any of the mountains of the Vancouver Island Ranges would have been [[Juan José Pérez Hernández|Captain Juan José Pérez]] aboard the Spanish frigate Santiago. Although he anchored off [[Estevan Point]], on August 8, 1774 he did not land. [[James Cook|Captain James Cook]] entered [[Nootka Sound]] March 29, 1778 and spent about a month refitting his ships [[HMS Discovery (1774)|Discovery]] and [[HMS Resolution (Cook)|Resolution]]. His logs contain the first recorded reference to the mountains of Vancouver Island. In 1788 British Captain [[John Meares]] began a small settlement at [[Nootka Sound]] and the following year, the Spanish built a permanent fort at Friendly Cove ([[Yuquot, British Columbia|Yuquot]]) in [[Nuu-chah-nulth people|Nuu-chah-nulth]] territory. The Spanish claimed sovereignty and a dispute arose which was resolved with the [[Nootka Convention]] of the 1794. There was little further exploration until the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] was granted rights to Vancouver Island on January 13, 1849 leading to the first attempt, by Captain Hamilton Moffat in 1852 to ascend a major peak on the Island when he attempted [[Rugged Mountain]].
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==Ranges==
==Ranges==
[[Image:VancouverIsland.A2003154.1930.250m cutcontr VIRanges800 wnumbers.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Named Ranges of Vancouver Island]]
[[Image:VancouverIsland.A2003154.1930.250m cutcontr VIRanges800 wnumbers.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Named Ranges of Vancouver Island]]
Only a few of the many subranges of the Vancouver Island Ranges have official names. These are:
Only a few of the many subranges of the Vancouver Island Ranges have official names. These are:


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# '''[[Pelham Range]]''': Between the Sarita River and Alberni Inlet.
# '''[[Pelham Range]]''': Between the Sarita River and Alberni Inlet.
# '''[[Somerset Range]]''': Between The Pacheena-Sarita River basins and the Klanawa River (between Nitinat Lake and Imperial Eagle channel)
# '''[[Somerset Range]]''': Between The Pacheena-Sarita River basins and the Klanawa River (between Nitinat Lake and Imperial Eagle channel)
# '''[[Seymour Range]]''': Between the valley of Cowichan Lake, San Juan River and Gordon River.
# '''[[Seymour Range]]''': Between the valley of [[Cowichan Lake]], [[San Juan River (Vancouver Island)|San Juan River]] and Gordon River.
# '''[[Gowlland Range]]''': Near Victoria between [[Saanich Inlet]] and Brentwood Bay. Includes [[Mount Work Regional Park]].
# '''[[Gowlland Range]]''': Near Victoria between [[Saanich Inlet]] and Brentwood Bay. Includes [[Mount Work Regional Park]].
# '''[[Pierce Range]]''': South of Gold River between the Jacklah River and the Burman River.
# '''[[Pierce Range]]''': South of Gold River between the Jacklah River and the Burman River.
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The [[Elk River Mountains]], located in [[Strathcona Provincial Park]], are considered a range by some sources.<ref>Stone
The [[Elk River Mountains]], located in [[Strathcona Provincial Park]], are considered a range by some sources.<ref>Stone
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<!-- [[File:Vancouver Island Ranges 241209.jpg|thumb|center|400px|In the subrange is a prominent hill which can be seen well as far east as [[Sidney, British Columbia|Sidney]], 38 km away. It is heavily exploited by loggers, but has yet to be named on a topographic map. It stands at {{coord|48|38|N|123|56|W}}]]
[[File:Jagged Mountain.jpg|thumb|left|Jagged Mountain as seen from highway 19]]
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[[File:SnowyVanIsleRanges.JPG|thumb|This subrange, not named on official maps, lies east of the [[San Juan River (Vancouver Island)|San Juan River]] on southern Vancouver Island and forms the horizon in this west-facing view looking across [[Patricia Bay]] from [[North Saanich, British Columbia|North Saanich]].]] -->
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===Peaks of the Vancouver Island Ranges===
==Peaks of the Vancouver Island Ranges==
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|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
! align="left"|Mountain/Peak||Location ||Height (metres)||Prominence (metres) ||Range
! align="left"|Mountain/Peak||Location ||Height (metres)||Prominence (metres) ||Range
|-
|-
|[[Golden Hinde (mountain)|Golden Hinde]]||{{coord|name=Golden Hinde|49.662733|N|125.74703|W|}} ||2,201 ||2,195||[[Elk River Mountains|Elk River]]
| [[Golden Hinde (mountain)|Golden Hinde]]
| {{coord|49.662733|N|125.74703|W|format=dms|name=Golden Hinde}}
| 2,201
| 2,195
| [[Elk River Mountains|Elk River]]
|-
|-
|[[Elkhorn Mountain]]||{{coord|name=Elkhorn Mountain|49|47.4|N|125|49.7|W}} ||2,195 ||996||[[Elk River Mountains|Elk River]]
| [[Elkhorn Mountain]]
| {{coord|name=Elkhorn Mountain|49|47.4|N|125|49.7|W}}
| 2,195
| 996
| [[Elk River Mountains|Elk River]]
|-
|-
|[[Victoria Peak (British Columbia)|Victoria Peak]]||{{coord|name=Victoria Peak|50|03.3|N|126|06.0|W}} ||2,163 ||1,849||[[Sutton Range|Sutton]]
| [[Victoria Peak (British Columbia)|Victoria Peak]]
| {{coord|name=Victoria Peak|50|03.3|N|126|06.0|W}}
| 2,163
| 1,849
| [[Sutton Range|Sutton]]
|-
|-
|[[Mount Colonel Foster]]|| {{coord|name=Mount Colonel Foster|49|45.0|N|125|52.1|W}} ||2,135 ||864||[[Elk River Mountains|Elk River]]
| [[Mount Colonel Foster]]
| {{coord|name=Mount Colonel Foster|49|45.0|N|125|52.1|W}}
| 2,135
| 864
| [[Elk River Mountains|Elk River]]
|-
|-
|[[Mount Albert Edward (British Columbia)|Mount Albert Edward]]||{{coord|name=Mount Albert Edward|49|40.7|N|125|25.9|W}} ||2,094 ||1,203||
| [[Mount Albert Edward (British Columbia)|Mount Albert Edward]]
| {{coord|name=Mount Albert Edward|49|40.7|N|125|25.9|W}}
| 2,093
| 1,203
| ?
|-
|-
|[[Rambler Peak]]||{{coord|name=Rambler Peak|49|44.0|N|125|44.8|W}} ||2,092 ||647||[[Elk River Mountains|Elk River]]
| [[Rambler Peak]]
| {{coord|name=Rambler Peak|49|44.0|N|125|44.8|W}}
| 2,092
| 647
| [[Elk River Mountains|Elk River]]
|-
|-
|[[Mount McBride]]||{{coord|name=Mount McBride|49|43.3|N|125|39.0|W}} ||2,083 ||918||
| [[Mount McBride]]
| {{coord|name=Mount McBride|49|43.3|N|125|39.0|W}}
| 2,083
| 918
| ?
|-
|-
|[[Kings Peak (British Columbia)|Kings Peak]]||{{coord|name=King's Peak|49|48.7|N|125|50.2|W}} ||2,065 ||328||[[Elk River Mountains|Elk River]]
| [[Kings Peak (British Columbia)|Kings Peak]]
| {{coord|name=King's Peak|49|48.7|N|125|50.2|W}}
| 2,065
| 328
| [[Elk River Mountains|Elk River]]
|-
|-
|[[Mount Celeste]]||{{coord|name=Mount Celeste|49|34|N|125|24|W}} ||2,041 ||369||
| [[Mount Celeste]]
| {{coord|name=Mount Celeste|49|34|N|125|24|W}}
| 2,041
| 369
| ?
|-
|-
|[[The Comb]]|| ||2,040 ||0||
| [[The Comb]]
|
| 2,040
| 0
| ?
|-
|-
|[[Mount Filberg]]|| {{coord|name=Mount Filberg|49|48|28.1|N|125|43|39.0|W}} ||2,035 ||0||
| [[Mount Filberg]]
| {{coord|name=Mount Filberg|49|48|28.1|N|125|43|39.0|W}}
| 2,035
| 0
| ?
|-
|-
|[[The Red Pillar]]||{{coord|name=The Red Pillar|49|31|32.2|N|125|23|21.1|W}} ||2,035 ||0||
| [[The Red Pillar]]
| {{coord|name=The Red Pillar|49|31|32.2|N|125|23|21.1|W}}
| 2,035
| 0
| ?
|-
|-
|[[Mount Cobb (British Columbia)|Mount Cobb]]||{{coord|name=Mount Cobb|49|47|23.0|N|125|44|51.0|W}} ||2,031 ||0||
| [[Mount Cobb (British Columbia)|Mount Cobb]]
| {{coord|name=Mount Cobb|49|47|23.0|N|125|44|51.0|W}}
| 2,031
| 0
| ?
|-
|-
|[[The Behinde]]||{{coord|name=The Behinde|49|39|51.1|N|125|46|14.2|W}} ||1,989 ||0||
|[[The Behinde]]||{{coord|name=The Behinde|49|39|51.1|N|125|46|14.2|W}} ||1,989 ||0||
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|[[Mount Flannigan]]|| {{coord|49|55.2|N|125|43.9|W|type:mountain_region:CA|name=Mount Flannigan}}||1,550 ||0||
|[[Mount Flannigan]]|| {{coord|49|55.2|N|125|43.9|W|type:mountain_region:CA|name=Mount Flannigan}}||1,550 ||0||
|-
|-
|[[Mount Alava]]||{{coord|49|53.4|N|126|29.8|W|type:mountain_region:CA|name=Mount Alava}} ||1,550 ||0||
|[[Mount ʻAlava]]||{{coord|49|53.4|N|126|29.8|W|type:mountain_region:CA|name=Mount ʻAlava}} ||1,550 ||0||
|-
|-
|[[Pinder Peak]]|| {{coord|50|11.7|N|126|55.8|W|type:mountain_region:CA|name=Pinder Peak}}||1,542 ||0||
|[[Pinder Peak]]|| {{coord|50|11.7|N|126|55.8|W|type:mountain_region:CA|name=Pinder Peak}}||1,542 ||0||
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|[[Peak 5005]]|| ||1,525 ||0||
|[[Peak 5005]]|| ||1,525 ||0||
|-
|-
|[[Stevens Peak]]||{{coord|49|51.4|N|126|27.4|W|type:mountain_region:CA|name=Stevens Peak}} ||1,509 ||0||
|Stevens Peak||{{coord|49|51.4|N|126|27.4|W|type:mountain_region:CA|name=Stevens Peak}} ||1,509 ||0||
|-
|-
|[[Barad-dur (British Columbia)|Barad-dur]]|| ||1,505 ||0||
|[[Barad-dur (British Columbia)|Barad-dur]]|| ||1,505 ||0||
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|[[Grayback Peak]]||{{coord|49|59.7|N|126|44.3|W|type:mountain_region:CA|name=Grayback Peak}} ||1,119 ||0||
|[[Grayback Peak]]||{{coord|49|59.7|N|126|44.3|W|type:mountain_region:CA|name=Grayback Peak}} ||1,119 ||0||
|-
|-
|[[Carter Peak]]||{{coord|50|50.4|N|127|35.8|W|type:mountain_region:CA|name=Grayback Peak}} ||1,097 ||0||
|[[Carter Peak]]|| ||1,097 ||0||
|-
|-
|[[Comestock Peak]]|| ||1,097 ||0||
|[[Comestock Peak]]|| ||1,097 ||0||
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|[[Mount Albemarie]]|| {{coord|name=Pretty Girl Peak|49|34.7|N|126|27.7|W}}||1,040 ||0||
|[[Mount Albemarie]]|| {{coord|name=Pretty Girl Peak|49|34.7|N|126|27.7|W}}||1,040 ||0||
|-
|-
|[[Mount Clark]]|| {{coord|name=Mount Clark|50|21.7|N|127|31.5|W}}||1,036 ||0||
|[[Mount Clark (British Columbia)|Mount Clark]]|| {{coord|name=Mount Clark|50|21.7|N|127|31.5|W}}||1,036 ||0||
|-
|-
|[[Mount Benson (British Columbia)|Mount Benson]]||{{coord|name=Mount Benson|49.14972|N|124.05111 |W|}} ||1,023 ||668||
|[[Mount Benson (British Columbia)|Mount Benson]]||{{coord|name=Mount Benson|49.14972|N|124.05111 |W|}} ||1,023 ||668||
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|[[Pretty Girl Peak]]||{{coord|name=Pretty Girl Peak|49|31.0|N|126|15.0|W}} ||1,020 ||0||
|[[Pretty Girl Peak]]||{{coord|name=Pretty Girl Peak|49|31.0|N|126|15.0|W}} ||1,020 ||0||
|-
|-
|[[Mount Pickering]]||{{coord|name=Mount Pickering|50|22.4|N|127|34|W}} ||1,006 ||0||
| Mount Pickering
| {{coord|name=Mount Pickering|50|22.4|N|127|34|W}}
| 1,006
| 0
| ?
|-
|-
|[[Sydney Cone]]|| {{coord|name=Sydney Cone|49|31.2|N|126|19.2|W}} ||996 ||0||
| [[Sydney Cone]]
| {{coord|name=Sydney Cone|49|31.2|N|126|19.2|W}}
| 996
| 0
| ?
|-
|-
|[[Mount Seaton]]|| ||957 ||0||
| [[Mount Seaton]]
|
| 957
| 0
| ?
|-
|-
|[[Mount Crespi]]||{{coord|name=Mount Crespi|49|36.1|N|126|27.9|W}} ||920 ||0||
| [[Mount Crespi]]
| {{coord|name=Mount Crespi|49|36.1|N|126|27.9|W}}
| 920
| 0
| ?
|-
|-
|[[Mount Lombard]]||{{coord|name=Mount Lombard|49|34.5|N|126|30.5|W}} ||920 ||0||
| [[Mount Lombard (Vancouver Island)|Mount Lombard]]
| {{coord|name=Mount Lombard|49|34.5|N|126|30.5|W}}
| 920
| 0
| ?
|-
|-
| Unnamed peak
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|[[Nunatak Mountain]]||{{coord|name=Nunatak Mountain|50|11.8|N|127|42.1|W}} ||909 ||0||[[Refugium Range|Refugium]]
| {{coord|48|38|N|123|56|W|name=Unnamed peak}}
| 920 ({{abbr|est.|Estimation}})
| ?
| ?
|-
|-
|[[Saxifrage Mountain]]|| ||800 ||0||
| [[Nunatak Mountain]]
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| {{coord|name=Nunatak Mountain|50|11.8|N|127|42.1|W}}
| 909
| 0
| [[Refugium Range|Refugium]]
|-
|-
| [[Saxifrage Mountain]]
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|[[Doom Mountain]]||{{coord|name=Doom Mountain| 50|10.3|N|127|46.1|W}} ||762 ||0||[[Refugium Range|Refugium]]
|
| 800
| 0
| ?
|-
|-
| [[Doom Mountain]]
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|[[Mount Finlayson]]||{{coord|name=Mount Finlayson|48|28|58.1|N|123|32|18.9|W}} ||419 ||249||[[Gowlland Range|Gowlland]]
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| {{coord|name=Doom Mountain|50|10.3|N|127|46.1|W}}
| 762
| 0
| [[Refugium Range|Refugium]]
|-
| [[Mount Finlayson]]
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| {{coord|name=Mount Finlayson|48|28|58.1|N|123|32|18.9|W}}
| 419
| 249
| [[Gowlland Range|Gowlland]]
|}
|}


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==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
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{{commons category|Vancouver Island Ranges}}
*[http://www.bivouac.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=1695 Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia, Vancouver Island Ranges]
*[http://www.bivouac.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=1695 Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia, Vancouver Island Ranges]
*{{BCGNIS|25720|Vancouver Island Ranges}}
*{{BCGNIS|25720|Vancouver Island Ranges}}

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Image:SnowyVanIsleRanges.JPG|This subrange, not named on official maps, lies east of the San Juan River on southern Vancouver Island and forms the horizon in this west-facing view looking across [[Patricia Bay]] from [[North Saanich, British Columbia|North Saanich]].
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Image:cropedIMG_0024.JPG|In the subrange shown at left is a prominent hill which can be seen well as far east as [[Sidney, British Columbia|Sidney]], 38 km away. It is heavily exploited by loggers, but has yet to be named on a topographic map. It stands at {{coord|48|38|N|123|56|W}}
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[[Category:Vancouver Island Ranges| ]]
[[Category:Vancouver Island Ranges| ]]

Latest revision as of 20:39, 1 August 2024

Vancouver Island Ranges
Golden Hinde, south aspect, August 2006.
Highest point
PeakGolden Hinde
Elevation2,195 m (7,201 ft)
Coordinates49°39′43.8″N 125°44′48.6″W / 49.662167°N 125.746833°W / 49.662167; -125.746833
Dimensions
Area45,373 km2 (17,519 sq mi)
Geography
Map
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Range coordinates49°40′N 125°49′W / 49.667°N 125.817°W / 49.667; -125.817
Parent rangeInsular Mountains

The Vancouver Island Ranges, formerly called the Vancouver Island Mountains, are a series of mountain ranges extending along the length of Vancouver Island which has an area of 31,788 km2 (12,273 sq mi). The Vancouver Island Ranges comprise the central and largest part of the island.[1] The Geological Survey of Canada refers to Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, and the Alaska Panhandle as the Insular Belt including the sea floor out to 100 km (62 mi) west of Vancouver Island.[2] The Vancouver Island Ranges are a sub-range of the Insular Mountains.

Explorations

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The first European sighting[3] of these ranges was likely Sir Francis Drake. A sighting of land on June 5, 1579 was recorded by his crew aboard the vessel Golden Hind at a latitude of 48 degrees north but not finding safe harbour, they moved on southward. The highest peak of the Vancouver Island Ranges, the Golden Hinde, is named for his vessel.

The first European explorer likely to have observed any of the mountains of the Vancouver Island Ranges would have been Captain Juan José Pérez aboard the Spanish frigate Santiago. Although he anchored off Estevan Point, on August 8, 1774 he did not land. Captain James Cook entered Nootka Sound March 29, 1778 and spent about a month refitting his ships Discovery and Resolution. His logs contain the first recorded reference to the mountains of Vancouver Island. In 1788 British Captain John Meares began a small settlement at Nootka Sound and the following year, the Spanish built a permanent fort at Friendly Cove (Yuquot) in Nuu-chah-nulth territory. The Spanish claimed sovereignty and a dispute arose which was resolved with the Nootka Convention of the 1794. There was little further exploration until the Hudson's Bay Company was granted rights to Vancouver Island on January 13, 1849 leading to the first attempt, by Captain Hamilton Moffat in 1852 to ascend a major peak on the Island when he attempted Rugged Mountain.

Adam Grant Horne located a trail across the island from the Qualicum River to the Alberni Inlet in 1856 and Joseph Despard Pemberton, Surveyor General of the Colony of Vancouver Island explored much of the southern half of the Island in 1857. The southern Island was further explored by the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition in 1865. By the mid-1880s the southern half of the island had been explored and by 1890 the northern region had been explored as well. The central part of the island, the area now within Strathcona Provincial Park, was explored by Reverend William Washington Bolton, Headmaster of the Victoria School for Boys, in 1894 and 1896.

Ranges

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Named Ranges of Vancouver Island

Only a few of the many subranges of the Vancouver Island Ranges have official names. These are:

  1. Refugium Range: On the Brooks Peninsula.
  2. Sophia Range: On Nootka Island, on the peninsula between Esperanza Inlet and Nuchatlitz Inlet.
  3. Genevieve Range: Nootka Island.
  4. Karmutzen Range: Between Nimpkish Lake, Tlakwa Creek and Karmuzten Creek.
  5. Hankin Range: Between Nimpkish Lake and Bonanza Lake.
  6. Franklin Range: Near Robson Bight on the Johnstone Strait between the Tsitika River and Kokish River.
  7. Bonanza Range: Between the Nimpkish River and the Tsitika River by Bonanza Lake.
  8. Sutton Range: Between Nimpkish River, White River, ktwanch River, Gold River.
  9. Newcastle Ridge: Johnstone Strait, west of Sayward-Kelsey Bay and east/north of Adams River
  10. Prince of Wales Range: East coast of Vancouver Island 40 km (25 mi) north of Campbell River.
  11. Halifax Range: Along Johnstone Strait between Amor de Cosmos Creek and Pye Creek.
  12. Beaufort Range: North of Port Alberni and west of Qualicum Beach.
  13. Pelham Range: Between the Sarita River and Alberni Inlet.
  14. Somerset Range: Between The Pacheena-Sarita River basins and the Klanawa River (between Nitinat Lake and Imperial Eagle channel)
  15. Seymour Range: Between the valley of Cowichan Lake, San Juan River and Gordon River.
  16. Gowlland Range: Near Victoria between Saanich Inlet and Brentwood Bay. Includes Mount Work Regional Park.
  17. Pierce Range: South of Gold River between the Jacklah River and the Burman River.
  18. Haihte Range: Between Tashsis River, the Nomash River, Zeballos Lake and Woss Lake.

The Elk River Mountains, located in Strathcona Provincial Park, are considered a range by some sources.[4]

Peaks of the Vancouver Island Ranges

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Mountain/Peak Location Height (metres) Prominence (metres) Range
Golden Hinde 49°39′46″N 125°44′49″W / 49.662733°N 125.74703°W / 49.662733; -125.74703 (Golden Hinde) 2,201 2,195 Elk River
Elkhorn Mountain 49°47.4′N 125°49.7′W / 49.7900°N 125.8283°W / 49.7900; -125.8283 (Elkhorn Mountain) 2,195 996 Elk River
Victoria Peak 50°03.3′N 126°06.0′W / 50.0550°N 126.1000°W / 50.0550; -126.1000 (Victoria Peak) 2,163 1,849 Sutton
Mount Colonel Foster 49°45.0′N 125°52.1′W / 49.7500°N 125.8683°W / 49.7500; -125.8683 (Mount Colonel Foster) 2,135 864 Elk River
Mount Albert Edward 49°40.7′N 125°25.9′W / 49.6783°N 125.4317°W / 49.6783; -125.4317 (Mount Albert Edward) 2,093 1,203 ?
Rambler Peak 49°44.0′N 125°44.8′W / 49.7333°N 125.7467°W / 49.7333; -125.7467 (Rambler Peak) 2,092 647 Elk River
Mount McBride 49°43.3′N 125°39.0′W / 49.7217°N 125.6500°W / 49.7217; -125.6500 (Mount McBride) 2,083 918 ?
Kings Peak 49°48.7′N 125°50.2′W / 49.8117°N 125.8367°W / 49.8117; -125.8367 (King's Peak) 2,065 328 Elk River
Mount Celeste 49°34′N 125°24′W / 49.567°N 125.400°W / 49.567; -125.400 (Mount Celeste) 2,041 369 ?
The Comb 2,040 0 ?
Mount Filberg 49°48′28.1″N 125°43′39.0″W / 49.807806°N 125.727500°W / 49.807806; -125.727500 (Mount Filberg) 2,035 0 ?
The Red Pillar 49°31′32.2″N 125°23′21.1″W / 49.525611°N 125.389194°W / 49.525611; -125.389194 (The Red Pillar) 2,035 0 ?
Mount Cobb 49°47′23.0″N 125°44′51.0″W / 49.789722°N 125.747500°W / 49.789722; -125.747500 (Mount Cobb) 2,031 0 ?
The Behinde 49°39′51.1″N 125°46′14.2″W / 49.664194°N 125.770611°W / 49.664194; -125.770611 (The Behinde) 1,989 0
Mount Colwell 1,989 0
Alexandra Peak 49°44′17.2″N 125°29′31.9″W / 49.738111°N 125.492194°W / 49.738111; -125.492194 (Alexandra Peak) 1,983 0
Argus Mountain 49°32′19.0″N 125°23′11.0″W / 49.538611°N 125.386389°W / 49.538611; -125.386389 (Argus Mountain) 1,982 0
Mount Harmston 49°32′56.0″N 125°23′53.9″W / 49.548889°N 125.398306°W / 49.548889; -125.398306 (Mount Harmston) 1,982 0
Mount Regan 49°41′06.0″N 125°25′55.0″W / 49.685000°N 125.431944°W / 49.685000; -125.431944 (Mount Regan) 1,982 0
Iceberg Peak 49°34′N 125°24′W / 49.567°N 125.400°W / 49.567; -125.400 (Iceberg Peak) 1,977 0
Warden Peak 50°03′44.0″N 126°05′46.0″W / 50.062222°N 126.096111°W / 50.062222; -126.096111 (Warden Peak) 1,970 0
El Piveto Mountain 49°43.3′N 125°47.2′W / 49.7217°N 125.7867°W / 49.7217; -125.7867 (El Piveto Mountain) 1,969 500
Mount Rosseau 49°28′44.0″N 125°30′22.0″W / 49.478889°N 125.506111°W / 49.478889; -125.506111 (Mount Rosseau) 1,962 0
Comox Glacier 1,960 0
Mount Haig-Brown 49°46′23.0″N 125°44′19.0″W / 49.773056°N 125.738611°W / 49.773056; -125.738611 (Mount Haig-Brown) 1,947 0
Mount Frink 49°39′48.0″N 125°24′31.0″W / 49.663333°N 125.408611°W / 49.663333; -125.408611 (Mount Frink) 1,921 0
Shepherd Ridge 1,921 0
Peak 1920 1,920 0
Peak 1909 1,909 0
Mount George V 49°41.6′N 125°25.9′W / 49.6933°N 125.4317°W / 49.6933; -125.4317 (Mount George V) 1,884 0
The Misthorns 1,880 0
Tzela Mountain 49°32.0′N 125°25.0′W / 49.5333°N 125.4167°W / 49.5333; -125.4167 (Tzela Mountain) 1,880 0
Rugged Mountain 50°01′31″N 126°40′40″W / 50.02528°N 126.67778°W / 50.02528; -126.67778 (Rugged Mountain) 1,875 0 Haihte
Mount Adrian 49°45′23.0″N 125°31′45.9″W / 49.756389°N 125.529417°W / 49.756389; -125.529417 (Mount Adrian) 1,870 0
Mount Shoen 1,862 0
Big Interior Mountain 49°27′38.2″N 125°34′26.0″W / 49.460611°N 125.573889°W / 49.460611; -125.573889 (Big Interior Mountain) 1,863 0
Sutton Peak 50°02′28.0″N 126°14′07.0″W / 50.041111°N 126.235278°W / 50.041111; -126.235278 (Sutton Peak) 1,862 0
Mount Septimus 49°28′50.0″N 125°30′49.0″W / 49.480556°N 125.513611°W / 49.480556; -125.513611 (Mount Septimus) 1,850 0
Crown Mountain 49°56.7′N 125°48.8′W / 49.9450°N 125.8133°W / 49.9450; -125.8133 (Crown Mountain) 1,846 1339
Nine Peaks 49°25′55.0″N 125°32′57.0″W / 49.431944°N 125.549167°W / 49.431944; -125.549167 (Nine Peaks) 1,842 0
Syd Watts Peak 1,840 0
Siokum Mountain 1,840 0
Siocomb Peak 1,840 0
Mount Mitchell 49°41′17.2″N 125°27′47.9″W / 49.688111°N 125.463306°W / 49.688111; -125.463306 (Mount Mitchell) 1,838 0
Jutland Mountain 49°42′06.8″N 125°24′51.8″W / 49.701889°N 125.414389°W / 49.701889; -125.414389 (Jutland Mountain) 1,838 0
Puzzle Mountain 49°47′26.2″N 125°54′56.2″W / 49.790611°N 125.915611°W / 49.790611; -125.915611 (Puzzle Mountain) 1,828 0
Maquilla Peak 50°06′42.1″N 126°20′20.4″W / 50.111694°N 126.339000°W / 50.111694; -126.339000 (Maquilla Peak) 1,821 0
Mount Arrowsmith 49°13.4′N 124°35.7′W / 49.2233°N 124.5950°W / 49.2233; -124.5950 (Mount Arrowsmith) 1,817 1,429
Mount Donner 49°41′24.0″N 125°53′31.9″W / 49.690000°N 125.892194°W / 49.690000; -125.892194 (Mount Donner) 1,812 0
Mount Kent-Urquhart 49°40′35.0″N 125°53′48.8″W / 49.676389°N 125.896889°W / 49.676389; -125.896889 (Mount Kent-Urquhart) 1,811 0
Mount Myra 49°32′39.8″N 125°36′22.0″W / 49.544389°N 125.606111°W / 49.544389; -125.606111 (Mount Myra) 1,810 0
Matchlee Mountain 49°37′54.8″N 125°58′00.9″W / 49.631889°N 125.966917°W / 49.631889; -125.966917 (Matchlee Mountain) 1,806 0
Moyeha Mountain 49°31′00.8″N 125°44′20.0″W / 49.516889°N 125.738889°W / 49.516889; -125.738889 (Moyeha Mountain) 1,804 0
Mount Cain 50°13.7′N 126°19.6′W / 50.2283°N 126.3267°W / 50.2283; -126.3267 (Mount Cain) 1,804 0
Mount Abel 50°12.714′N 126°19.218′W / 50.211900°N 126.320300°W / 50.211900; -126.320300 (Mount Abel) 1,800 0
Ptarmigan Pinnacles 1,800 0
Morrison Spire 1,800 0
Merlon Mountain 50°02.0′N 126°41.8′W / 50.0333°N 126.6967°W / 50.0333; -126.6967 (Merlon Mountain) 1,798 0
Mount Laing 49°49′27.1″N 125°42′24.1″W / 49.824194°N 125.706694°W / 49.824194; -125.706694 (Mount Laing) 1,798 0
Mount Tom Taylor 49°28′39.0″N 125°38′16.0″W / 49.477500°N 125.637778°W / 49.477500; -125.637778 (Mount Tom Taylor) 1,778 0
Mariner Mountain 49°27.600′N 125°45.783′W / 49.460000°N 125.763050°W / 49.460000; -125.763050 (Mount Mariner) 1,778 0
Big Den Mountain 49°53.1′N 125°48.8′W / 49.8850°N 125.8133°W / 49.8850; -125.8133 (Big Den Mountain) 1,776 0
Peak 5800 1,768 0
Bonanza Peak 50°19.8′N 126°37.8′W / 50.3300°N 126.6300°W / 50.3300; -126.6300 (Bonanza Peak) 1,767 0
Hapush Mountain 50°14.6′N 126°20.0′W / 50.2433°N 126.3333°W / 50.2433; -126.3333 (Mount Hapush) 1,767 0
Marble Peak 49°41.7′N 125°36.5′W / 49.6950°N 125.6083°W / 49.6950; -125.6083 (Marble Peak) 1,767 0
Splendour Mountain 1,766 0
Mount Palmerston 50°24′27.0″N 126°20′13.9″W / 50.407500°N 126.337194°W / 50.407500; -126.337194 (Mount Palmerston) 1,763 0
Mount Burman 49°37′26.0″N 125°43′52.0″W / 49.623889°N 125.731111°W / 49.623889; -125.731111 (Mount Burman) 1,756 0
Mount Judson 49°56′24.0″N 125°55′18.8″W / 49.940000°N 125.921889°W / 49.940000; -125.921889 (Mount Judson) 1,747 0
Mount Beadnell 1,746 0
Mount Ashwood 50°18′34.9″N 126°36′13.0″W / 50.309694°N 126.603611°W / 50.309694; -126.603611 (Mount Ashwood) 1,744 0
Mount Con Reid 49°44′44.2″N 125°44′12.8″W / 49.745611°N 125.736889°W / 49.745611; -125.736889 (Mount Con Reid) 1,744 0
Mount Alston 50°01′00.8″N 126°13′31.1″W / 50.016889°N 126.225306°W / 50.016889; -126.225306 (Mount Alston) 1,743 0
Watchtower Peak 50°05′13.9″N 126°13′37.9″W / 50.087194°N 126.227194°W / 50.087194; -126.227194 (Watchtower Peak) 1,740 0
Mount Russell 50°23′04.9″N 126°21′47.9″W / 50.384694°N 126.363306°W / 50.384694; -126.363306 (Mount Russell) 1,740 0
Elk Mountain 1,737 0
Ya'ai Peak 50°02.4′N 126°41.3′W / 50.0400°N 126.6883°W / 50.0400; -126.6883 (Ya'ai Peak) 1,736 0
Trio Mountain 49°52′45.8″N 126°00′11.9″W / 49.879389°N 126.003306°W / 49.879389; -126.003306 (Trio Mountain) 1,732 0
Phillips Ridge 49°35′48.8″N 125°40′50.2″W / 49.596889°N 125.680611°W / 49.596889; -125.680611 (Phillips Ridge) 1,732 0
Mount Thelwood 49°32.3′N 125°44.0′W / 49.5383°N 125.7333°W / 49.5383; -125.7333 (Mount Thelwood) 1,731 0
Mount Phillips 49°37′13.1″N 125°34′44.1″W / 49.620306°N 125.578917°W / 49.620306; -125.578917 (Mount Phillips) 1,723 0
Mount Adam 50°07′14.2″N 126°13′22.1″W / 50.120611°N 126.222806°W / 50.120611; -126.222806 (Mount Adam) 1,729 0
Mount DeVoe 49°41′33.0″N 125°48′24.0″W / 49.692500°N 125.806667°W / 49.692500; -125.806667 (Mount DeVoe) 1,710 0
Haihte Spire 50°02′58″N 126°42′0″W / 50.04944°N 126.70000°W / 50.04944; -126.70000 (Haihte Spire) 1,706 0
Jagged Mountain 50°16′01.9″N 126°17′28.0″W / 50.267194°N 126.291111°W / 50.267194; -126.291111 (Jagged Mountain) 1,701 0
Whiltilla Mountain 50°21′59.0″N 126°42′20.9″W / 50.366389°N 126.705806°W / 50.366389; -126.705806 (Whiltilla Mountain) 1,693 0 Bonanza Range
Popsicle Peak 49°37′27.9″N 125°54′51.8″W / 49.624417°N 125.914389°W / 49.624417; -125.914389 (Popsicle Peak) 1,682 0
Mount Bate 49°53′24.0″N 126°28′24.0″W / 49.890000°N 126.473333°W / 49.890000; -126.473333 (Mount Bate) 1,680 0
Volcano Peak 1,676 0
Mount Abraham 1,676 0
South Blades 1,676 0
Scimitar Peak 1,676 0
Tyee Mountain 49°58′45.8″N 125°53′39.1″W / 49.979389°N 125.894194°W / 49.979389; -125.894194 (Tyee Mountain) 1,672 0
Hkusam Mountain 50°20′05.0″N 125°50′27.0″W / 50.334722°N 125.840833°W / 50.334722; -125.840833 (Hkusam Mountain) 1,670 0 Prince of Wales
Mount Heber 49°53′48.8″N 125°55′00.8″W / 49.896889°N 125.916889°W / 49.896889; -125.916889 (Mount Heber) 1,666 0
Crest Mountain 49°52′18.8″N 125°52′34.0″W / 49.871889°N 125.876111°W / 49.871889; -125.876111 (Crest Mountain) 1,661 0
Tsitika Mountain 50°25′36.1″N 126°39′06.1″W / 50.426694°N 126.651694°W / 50.426694; -126.651694 (Tsitika Mountain) 1,657 0
Mount Juliet 50°15′29.2″N 126°10′15.9″W / 50.258111°N 126.171083°W / 50.258111; -126.171083 (Mount Juliet) 1,637 0
Ms. Mountain 49°39′08″N 125°53′23″W / 49.65222°N 125.88972°W / 49.65222; -125.88972 (Ms. Mountain) 1,655 0
Mount Nora 50°09′15.1″N 126°06′50″W / 50.154194°N 126.11389°W / 50.154194; -126.11389 (Mount Nora) 1,648 0
Mount Sarai 1,646 0
Mount Derby 50°26′17.2″N 126°32′21.8″W / 50.438111°N 126.539389°W / 50.438111; -126.539389 (Mount Derby) 1,646 0
Klitsa Mountain 49°15′14.0″N 125°13′53.0″W / 49.253889°N 125.231389°W / 49.253889; -125.231389 (Klitsa Mountain) 1,642 0
Queen Peak 50°02′55.0″N 126°03′14.0″W / 50.048611°N 126.053889°W / 50.048611; -126.053889 (Queen Peak) 1,640 0
Mount Romeo 50°15′33.8″N 126°12′29.2″W / 50.259389°N 126.208111°W / 50.259389; -126.208111 (Mount Romeo) 1,637 0
Mount McKelvie 49°59′17.2″N 126°34′50.9″W / 49.988111°N 126.580806°W / 49.988111; -126.580806 (Mount McKelvie) 1,630 0
Hyro Peak 1,628 0
Eden Mountain 50°14′11.0″N 126°14′52.1″W / 50.236389°N 126.247806°W / 50.236389; -126.247806 (Eden Mountain) 1,625 0
Mount Cokely 49°14′21.8″N 124°35′12.1″W / 49.239389°N 124.586694°W / 49.239389; -124.586694 (Mount Cokely) 1,616 0
Kokummi Mountain 50°05′55.0″N 126°08′22.9″W / 50.098611°N 126.139694°W / 50.098611; -126.139694 (Kokummi Mountain) 1,615 0 Sutton
Thumb Peak 1,615 0
Mount Moriarty 49°08.3′N 124°27.1′W / 49.1383°N 124.4517°W / 49.1383; -124.4517 (Mount Moriarty) 1,610 0
Big Baldy Mountain 49°45.6′N 126°08.0′W / 49.7600°N 126.1333°W / 49.7600; -126.1333 (Big Baldy Mountain) 1,610 0
Bancroft Peak 1605? 0
Waring Peak 1,601 0
The Scissors 1,597 0
Woss Mountain 50°03′34.9″N 126°33′37.1″W / 50.059694°N 126.560306°W / 50.059694; -126.560306 (Woss Mountain) 1,594 0
Mount Washington 49°45′N 125°18′W / 49.750°N 125.300°W / 49.750; -125.300 (Mount Washington) 1,585 510
Mount Elliott 50°17′26.9″N 126°29′39.1″W / 50.290806°N 126.494194°W / 50.290806; -126.494194 (Mount Elliott) 1,581 0
Zeballos Peak 50°05′48.0″N 126°46′08.0″W / 50.096667°N 126.768889°W / 50.096667; -126.768889 (Zeballos Peak) 1,576 0
Mount McQuillan 49°06′33.8″N 124°36′18.0″W / 49.109389°N 124.605000°W / 49.109389; -124.605000 (Mount McQuillan) 1,575 0
Malaspina Peak 49°51.9′N 126°32.1′W / 49.8650°N 126.5350°W / 49.8650; -126.5350 (Malaspina Peak) 1,573 0
Peak 5150 1,570 0
Nahmint Mountain 49°12.5′N 125°12.8′W / 49.2083°N 125.2133°W / 49.2083; -125.2133 (Malaspina Peak) 1,568 0
Mount Peel 1,564 0
Mount Joan 49°24.9′N 124°55.2′W / 49.4150°N 124.9200°W / 49.4150; -124.9200 (Mount Joan) 1,557 0 Beaufort
Mount Grattan 49°54.4′N 126°29.2′W / 49.9067°N 126.4867°W / 49.9067; -126.4867 (Mount Grattan) 1,550 0
Mount Flannigan 49°55.2′N 125°43.9′W / 49.9200°N 125.7317°W / 49.9200; -125.7317 (Mount Flannigan) 1,550 0
Mount ʻAlava 49°53.4′N 126°29.8′W / 49.8900°N 126.4967°W / 49.8900; -126.4967 (Mount ʻAlava) 1,550 0
Pinder Peak 50°11.7′N 126°55.8′W / 50.1950°N 126.9300°W / 50.1950; -126.9300 (Pinder Peak) 1,542 0
Mount Whymper 48°57.1′N 124°09.7′W / 48.9517°N 124.1617°W / 48.9517; -124.1617 (Mount Whymper) 1,541 0
Abco Mountain 49°25.5′N 125°51.3′W / 49.4250°N 125.8550°W / 49.4250; -125.8550 (Abco Mountain) 1,526 0
Peak 5005 1,525 0
Stevens Peak 49°51.4′N 126°27.4′W / 49.8567°N 126.4567°W / 49.8567; -126.4567 (Stevens Peak) 1,509 0
Barad-dur 1,505 0
Mook Peak 50°09.2′N 126°51.7′W / 50.1533°N 126.8617°W / 50.1533; -126.8617 (Mook Peak) 1,505 0
El Capitan Mountain 48°57.3′N 124°13.2′W / 48.9550°N 124.2200°W / 48.9550; -124.2200 (El Capitan Mountain) 1,492 0
Mount Service 48°57.8′N 124°15.1′W / 48.9633°N 124.2517°W / 48.9633; -124.2517 (Mount Service) 1,490 0
Douglas Peak 49°07.7′N 124°38.6′W / 49.1283°N 124.6433°W / 49.1283; -124.6433 (Douglas Peak) 1,490 0
Genesis Mountain 1,486 0
Mount Titus 1,481 0
Conuma Peak 49°49.7′N 126°18.6′W / 49.8283°N 126.3100°W / 49.8283; -126.3100 (Conuma Peak) 1,481 0
Limestone Mountain 49°05.7′N 124°38.7′W / 49.0950°N 124.6450°W / 49.0950; -124.6450 (Limestone Mountain) 1,480 0
Adder Peak 49°14.9′N 125°19.0′W / 49.2483°N 125.3167°W / 49.2483; -125.3167 (Adder Peak) 1,480 0
Megin Mountain 49°32.3′N 126°03.2′W / 49.5383°N 126.0533°W / 49.5383; -126.0533 (Megin Mountain) 1,480 0
Lone Wolf Mountain 49°27′58.0″N 125°54′46.1″W / 49.466111°N 125.912806°W / 49.466111; -125.912806 (Lone Wolf Mountain) 1,479 734
The Stone Trolls 1,478 0
Ursus Mountain 49°24.2′N 125°42.9′W / 49.4033°N 125.7150°W / 49.4033; -125.7150 (Lone Wolf Mountain) 1,471 0
Mount Milner 50°19.3′N 125°46.9′W / 50.3217°N 125.7817°W / 50.3217; -125.7817 (Mount Milner) 1,470 0 Prince of Wales
Steamboat Peak 49°13.2′N 125°25.3′W / 49.2200°N 125.4217°W / 49.2200; -125.4217 (Steamboat Peak) 1,465 0
Mount Roberts 50°18.8′N 125°43.5′W / 50.3133°N 125.7250°W / 50.3133; -125.7250 (Mount Roberts) 1,463 0 Prince of Wales
Mount Leiner 49°57.7′N 126°34.5′W / 49.9617°N 126.5750°W / 49.9617; -126.5750 (Mount Leiner) 1,458 0
Mount Kitchener 50°17.8′N 125°42.1′W / 50.2967°N 125.7017°W / 50.2967; -125.7017 (Mount Kitchener) 1,457 0
Tlakwa Mountain 50°18.7′N 127°03.1′W / 50.3117°N 127.0517°W / 50.3117; -127.0517 (Tlakwa Mountain) 1,457 0
Mount Sir John 50°28.2′N 126°38.7′W / 50.4700°N 126.6450°W / 50.4700; -126.6450 (Tlakwa Mountain) 1,429 0 Franklin
Karmutzen Mountain 50°21.22′N 127°42.8′W / 50.35367°N 127.7133°W / 50.35367; -127.7133 (Karmutzen Mountain) 1,426 0 Karmutzen
Leighton Peak 49°51.8′N 126°20.1′W / 49.8633°N 126.3350°W / 49.8633; -126.3350 (Karmutzen Mountain) 1,411 0
Merry Widow Mountain 50°20.4′N 127°17.1′W / 50.3400°N 127.2850°W / 50.3400; -127.2850 (Merry Widow Mountain) 1,402 0
Snowsaddle Mountain 50°14.5′N 127°12.5′W / 50.2417°N 127.2083°W / 50.2417; -127.2083 (Snowsaddle Mountain) 1,400 0 Refugium
Jacklah Mountain 49°36.4′N 126°10.4′W / 49.6067°N 126.1733°W / 49.6067; -126.1733 (Jacklah Mountain) 1,400 0
Mount Cederstedt 1,379 0
Half Dome 50°03.2′N 126°41.7′W / 50.0533°N 126.6950°W / 50.0533; -126.6950 (Half Dome) 1,365 0 Haihte
Mount De Cosmos 49°07.1′N 124°12.9′W / 49.1183°N 124.2150°W / 49.1183; -124.2150 (Mount De Cosmos) 1,355 0
Peak 4400 1,341 0
Peak 4330 1,319 0
Kaouk Mountain 50°02.1′N 126°52.1′W / 50.0350°N 126.8683°W / 50.0350; -126.8683 (Kaouk Mountain) 1,309 0
Peak 4225 1,287 0
Kwois Peak 1,274 0
Mount Wolfenden 50°25.6′N 127°34.0′W / 50.4267°N 127.5667°W / 50.4267; -127.5667 (Mount Wolfenden) 1273 0
Garibaldi Peaks 50°11.2′N 127°13.5′W / 50.1867°N 127.2250°W / 50.1867; -127.2250 (Garibaldi Peaks) 1,235 0
Hannah Mountain 49°04.2′N 124°57.5′W / 49.0700°N 124.9583°W / 49.0700; -124.9583 (Hannah Mountain) 1,250 0
Twin Peaks 1,208 953
Shelbert Mountain 1,207 0
Mount Brenton 48°54.1′N 123°50.8′W / 48.9017°N 123.8467°W / 48.9017; -123.8467 (Mount Brenton) 1,200 0
Mamat Mountain 50°00.3′N 126°54.2′W / 50.0050°N 126.9033°W / 50.0050; -126.9033 (Mamat Mountain) 1,161 0
Lukwa Mountain 50°00.2′N 126°46.3′W / 50.0033°N 126.7717°W / 50.0033; -126.7717 (Lukwa Mountain) 1,142 0
Mount Renwick 1,139 0
Mount Gore 49°36.6′N 126°22.7′W / 49.6100°N 126.3783°W / 49.6100; -126.3783 (Mount Gore) 1,120 0
Grayback Peak 49°59.7′N 126°44.3′W / 49.9950°N 126.7383°W / 49.9950; -126.7383 (Grayback Peak) 1,119 0
Carter Peak 1,097 0
Comestock Peak 1,097 0
Mount Rufus 49°35.8′N 126°21.6′W / 49.5967°N 126.3600°W / 49.5967; -126.3600 (Mount Rufus) 1,080 0
False Ears 50°07.5′N 127°08.6′W / 50.1250°N 127.1433°W / 50.1250; -127.1433 (Pretty Girl Peak) 1,063 0
Mount Albemarie 49°34.7′N 126°27.7′W / 49.5783°N 126.4617°W / 49.5783; -126.4617 (Pretty Girl Peak) 1,040 0
Mount Clark 50°21.7′N 127°31.5′W / 50.3617°N 127.5250°W / 50.3617; -127.5250 (Mount Clark) 1,036 0
Mount Benson 49°08′59″N 124°03′04″W / 49.14972°N 124.05111°W / 49.14972; -124.05111 (Mount Benson) 1,023 668
Pretty Girl Peak 49°31.0′N 126°15.0′W / 49.5167°N 126.2500°W / 49.5167; -126.2500 (Pretty Girl Peak) 1,020 0
Mount Pickering 50°22.4′N 127°34′W / 50.3733°N 127.567°W / 50.3733; -127.567 (Mount Pickering) 1,006 0 ?
Sydney Cone 49°31.2′N 126°19.2′W / 49.5200°N 126.3200°W / 49.5200; -126.3200 (Sydney Cone) 996 0 ?
Mount Seaton 957 0 ?
Mount Crespi 49°36.1′N 126°27.9′W / 49.6017°N 126.4650°W / 49.6017; -126.4650 (Mount Crespi) 920 0 ?
Mount Lombard 49°34.5′N 126°30.5′W / 49.5750°N 126.5083°W / 49.5750; -126.5083 (Mount Lombard) 920 0 ?
Unnamed peak 48°38′N 123°56′W / 48.633°N 123.933°W / 48.633; -123.933 (Unnamed peak) 920 (est.) ? ?
Nunatak Mountain 50°11.8′N 127°42.1′W / 50.1967°N 127.7017°W / 50.1967; -127.7017 (Nunatak Mountain) 909 0 Refugium
Saxifrage Mountain 800 0 ?
Doom Mountain 50°10.3′N 127°46.1′W / 50.1717°N 127.7683°W / 50.1717; -127.7683 (Doom Mountain) 762 0 Refugium
Mount Finlayson 48°28′58.1″N 123°32′18.9″W / 48.482806°N 123.538583°W / 48.482806; -123.538583 (Mount Finlayson) 419 249 Gowlland
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See also

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Sources

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  • 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.

References

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  1. ^ Guthrie, R.H. (2005). Geomorthology of Vancouver Island: Mass Wasting Potential (Report). BC Ministry of Environment. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3032.9848. p 1 (and see map at p 2 for area of Vancouver Island Ranges) ISBN 0-7726-5468-9
  2. ^ "Geodetic Survey of Canada, Cordilleran Geoscience Island mountains and sea floor". Archived from the original on 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2006-10-16.
  3. ^ see Elms, p 17-29 for the sources of this section
  4. ^ Stone
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