Karmutzen Mountain

Karmutzen Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 1,433 m (4,701 ft)
Prominence 728 m (2,388 ft)
Coordinates 50°21.36666′N 127°0.714′W / 50.35611100°N 127.011900°W / 50.35611100; -127.011900 
Geography
Location Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Karmutzen Range
Topo map NTS 92L/06

Karmutzen Mountain is a mountain located in the Karmutzen Range on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. It is to the west of Nimpkish Lake which was formerly known as Karmutzen Lake.

History

The mountain name was adapted from the Kwakwaka'wakw word for "waterfall." [1]:276

  • "Karmutzen Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
  • "Karmutzen Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved June 29, 2008.

Sources

  • 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.

References

  1. ↑ Walbran, Captain John T. (1971). British Columbia Place Names, Their Origin and History (Facsimile reprint of 1909 ed.). Vancouver/Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre. ISBN 0-88894-143-9.


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