Mount McBride
| Mount McBride | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,083 m (6,834 ft) |
| Prominence | 918 m (3,012 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°43.3′N 125°39.0′W / 49.7217°N 125.6500°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada |
| Parent range | Vancouver Island Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 92F/12 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1926 |
Mount McBride is a mountain located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It is 34 kilometres east of Gold River and 10 km (6 mi) northeast of Golden Hinde.
Mount McBride is one of two peaks in British Columbia named for BC Sir Richard McBride. The other is Mount Sir Richard. There is a second Mount McBride named for another of that name elsewhere in BC and yet another in the Yukon.
The first ascent is uncertain but may have been Leroy Stirling Cokely in 1926.
External links
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.
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