Mount Arthur (British Columbia)

Mount Arthur
Mt. Arthur
Highest point
Elevation 1,619 m (5,312 ft) [1]
Prominence 255 m (837 ft) [1]
Coordinates 50°07′43″N 123°55′01″W / 50.12861°N 123.91694°W / 50.12861; -123.91694Coordinates: 50°07′43″N 123°55′01″W / 50.12861°N 123.91694°W / 50.12861; -123.91694 
Geography
Mount Arthur
Location in British Columbia
Location NE of Powell River, New Westminster Land District, British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Pacific Ranges
Topo map NTS 92/J4

Mount Arthur is a mountain located at the Queen Reach arm of the Jervis Inlet within the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia Canada. The mountain was named during the 1860 survey by HMS Plumper who charted all of the area and named the mountain after HRH Prince Arthur William Patrick who was the seventh son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of England.[2]

  • "Arthur, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
  • 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 Arthur from the 1860 Survey Map of the Jervis Inlet and Mt.Arthur.

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Arthur". Bivouac.com.
  2. ↑ Hitz, Charles W. (2003). Through the Rapids - The History of Princess Louisa Inlet. Kirkland, WA.: Sikta 2 Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 0-9720255-0-2.


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