Vancouver Island Ranges

Series of mountain ranges in Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island Ranges

Golden Hinde, south aspect, August 2006.

Highest point
Peak| Golden Hinde
Elevation| 2,195 m (7,201 ft)
Coordinates| 49°39′43.8″N 125°44′48.6″W﻿ / ﻿49.662167°N 125.746833°W﻿ / 49.662167; -125.746833
Dimensions
Area| 45,373 km2 (17,519 sq mi)
Geography
Country| Canada
Province| British Columbia
Range coordinates| 49°40′N 125°49′W﻿ / ﻿49.667°N 125.817°W﻿ / 49.667; -125.817
Parent range| Insular 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

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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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* Queen Charlotte Mountains

## 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

## External links

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* Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia, Vancouver Island Ranges
* "Vancouver Island Ranges". BC Geographical Names.

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