Mount Whymper (Frederick)

Mount Whymper (Frederick)
Highest point
Elevation 1,554 m (5,098 ft)
Prominence 889 m (2,917 ft)
Coordinates 48°57′04″N 124°09′43″W / 48.95111°N 124.16194°W / 48.95111; -124.16194Coordinates: 48°57′04″N 124°09′43″W / 48.95111°N 124.16194°W / 48.95111; -124.16194 [1]
Geography
Location Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Vancouver Island Ranges
Topo map NTS 92C/16

Mount Whymper is a mountain located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It is the highest point in Canada located south of the 49th parallel and is located between the headwaters of the Chemainus River and the South Nanaimo River 14 km (9 mi) north of Honeymoon Bay.[1]

History

The mountain is named in 1864 for Frederick Whymper[2] who accompanied Robert Brown on the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition[3][4][5]

There is another Mount Whymper in British Columbia, named for Frederick's brother Edward Whymper.[6][7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Whymper British Columbia #1333". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Whymper, Frederick". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. University of Toronto/Université Laval. 2000. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Mount Whymper (Frederick)". BC Geographical Names.
  4. ↑ "Brown, Robert". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. University of Toronto/Université Laval. 2000. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Hayman (ed), John (1989), Robert Brown and the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition, Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, ISBN 0-7748-0322-3
  6. ↑ "Mount Whymper (Edward)". BC Geographical Names.
  7. ↑ "Mount Whymper", Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia (Peakware.com), retrieved 2 June 2012
  8. ↑ "Mount Whymper British Columbia #1562". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.


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