Mount Wolfenden

Mount Wolfenden is a mountain near Mount Waddington in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its elevation is 1,278 metres (4,193 ft).[1][2]

It was named for Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Wolfenden who arrived in 1859 as one of Colonel Moody's Royal Engineers. He remained after they disbanded and became King's Printer in Victoria.[3]:298

References
  1. "Mount Wolfenden, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. "Mount Wolfenden". Peakery. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  3. Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2


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