Mount Arthur (British Columbia)

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 Prince Arthur William Patrick who was the seventh son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of England.[3]

Mount Arthur
Mt. Arthur
Highest point
Elevation1,619 m (5,312 ft)[1]
Prominence255 m (837 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Wellington[1]
Coordinates50°07′02″N 123°56′18″W[2]
Geography
Mount Arthur
Location in British Columbia
LocationNE of Powell River, New Westminster Land District, British Columbia, Canada
Parent rangePacific Ranges
Topo mapNTS 92/J4

References

  1. "Mount Arthur". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  2. "Arthur, Mount". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  3. 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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