Vancouver Island Ranges

Vancouver Island Ranges

Golden Hinde, south aspect, August 2006.
Highest point
Peak Golden Hinde
Coordinates 49°39′43.8″N 125°44′48.6″W / 49.662167°N 125.746833°W / 49.662167; -125.746833
Dimensions
Area 45,373 km2 (17,519 sq mi)
Geography
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Range coordinates 49°40′N 125°49′W / 49.67°N 125.82°W / 49.67; -125.82Coordinates: 49°40′N 125°49′W / 49.67°N 125.82°W / 49.67; -125.82
Parent range Insular Mountains

The Vancouver Island Ranges, formerly called the Vancouver Island Mountains, is a mountain range extending along the length of Vancouver Island which has an area of 31,788 km² (12,273 sq; mi). The Vancouver Island Ranges comprise the central and largest part of the island.[1] The Geological Survey of Canada refers to Vancouver Island, the Queen Charlotte Islands, and the Alaska Panhandle as the Insular Belt including the sea floor out to 100 km (62 mi) west of Vancouver Island.[2] The Vancouver Island Ranges are a sub-range of the Insular Mountains.

Explorations

The first European sighting[3] of these ranges was likely Sir Francis Drake. A sighting of land on June 5, 1579 was recorded by his crew aboard the vessel Golden Hind at a latitude of 48 degrees north but not finding safe harbour, they moved on southward. The highest peak of the Vancouver Island Ranges, the Golden Hinde is named for his vessel.

The first European explorer likely to have observed any of the mountains of the Vancouver Island Ranges would have been Captain Juan José Pérez aboard the Spanish frigate Santiago. Although he anchored off Estevan Point, on August 8, 1774 he did not land. Captain James Cook entered Nootka Sound March 29, 1778 and spent about a month refitting his ships Discovery and Resolution. His logs contain the first recorded reference to the mountains of Vancouver Island. In 1788 British Captain John Meares began a small settlement at Nootka Sound and the following year, the Spanish built a permanent fort at Friendly Cove (Yuquot) in Nuu-chah-nulth territory. The Spanish claimed sovereignty and a dispute arose which was resolved with the Nootka Convention of the 1794. There was little further exploration until the Hudson's Bay Company was granted rights to Vancouver Island on January 13, 1849 leading to the first attempt, by Captain Hamilton Moffat in 1852 to ascend a major peak on the Island when he attempted Rugged Mountain.

Adam Grant Horne located a trail across the island from the Qualicum River to the Alberni Inlet in 1856 and Joseph Despard Pemberton, Surveyor General of the Colony of Vancouver Island explored much of the southern half of the Island in 1857. The southern Island was further explored by the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition in 1865. By the mid-1880s the southern half of the island had been explored and by 1890 the northern region had been explored as well. The central part of the island, the area now within Strathcona Provincial Park, was explored by Reverend William Washington Bolton, Headmaster of the Victoria School for Boys, in 1894 and 1896.

Ranges

Named Ranges of Vancouver Island

Only a few of the many subranges of the Vancouver Island Ranges have official names. These are:

  1. Refugium Range: On the Brooks Peninsula.
  2. Sophia Range: On Nootka Island, on the peninsula between Esperanza Inlet and Nuchatlitz Inlet.
  3. Genevieve Range: Nootka Island.
  4. Karmutzen Range: Between Nimpkish Lake, Tlakwa Creek and Karmuzten Creek.
  5. Hankin Range: Between Nimpkish Lake and Bonanza Lake.
  6. Franklin Range: Near Robson Bight on the Johnstone Strait between the Tsitika River and Kokish River.
  7. Bonanza Range: Between the Nimpkish River and the Tsitika River by Bonanza Lake.
  8. Sutton Range: Between Nimpkish River, White River, ktwanch River, Gold River.
  9. Newcastle Ridge: Johnstone Strait, west of Sayward-Kelsey Bay and east/north of Adams River
  10. Prince of Wales Range: East coast of Vancouver Island 40 km (25 mi) north of Campbell River.
  11. Halifax Range: Along Johnstone Strait between Amor de Cosmos Creek and Pye Creek.
  12. Beaufort Range: North of Port Alberni and west of Qualicum Beach.
  13. Pelham Range: Between the Sarita River and Alberni Inlet.
  14. Somerset Range: Between The Pacheena-Sarita River basins and the Klanawa River (between Nitinat Lake and Imperial Eagle channel)
  15. Seymour Range: Between the valley of Cowichan Lake, San Juan River and Gordon River.
  16. Gowlland Range: Near Victoria between Saanich Inlet and Brentwood Bay. Includes Mount Work Regional Park.
  17. Pierce Range: South of Gold River between the Jacklah River and the Burman River.
  18. Haihte Range: Between Tashsis River, the Nomash River, Zeballos Lake and Woss Lake.

The Elk River Mountains, located in Strathcona Provincial Park, are considered a range by some sources.[4]

Peaks of the Vancouver Island Ranges

Mountain/PeakLocation Height (metres)Prominence (metres) Range
Golden Hinde49°39′46″N 125°44′49″W / 49.662733°N 125.74703°W / 49.662733; -125.74703 (Golden Hinde) 2,201 2,195Elk River
Elkhorn Mountain49°47.4′N 125°49.7′W / 49.7900°N 125.8283°W / 49.7900; -125.8283 (Elkhorn Mountain) 2,195 996Elk River
Victoria Peak50°03.3′N 126°06.0′W / 50.0550°N 126.1000°W / 50.0550; -126.1000 (Victoria Peak) 2,163 1,849Sutton
Mount Colonel Foster 49°45.0′N 125°52.1′W / 49.7500°N 125.8683°W / 49.7500; -125.8683 (Mount Colonel Foster) 2,135 864Elk River
Mount Albert Edward49°40.7′N 125°25.9′W / 49.6783°N 125.4317°W / 49.6783; -125.4317 (Mount Albert Edward) 2,094 1,203
Rambler Peak49°44.0′N 125°44.8′W / 49.7333°N 125.7467°W / 49.7333; -125.7467 (Rambler Peak) 2,092 647Elk River
Mount McBride49°43.3′N 125°39.0′W / 49.7217°N 125.6500°W / 49.7217; -125.6500 (Mount McBride) 2,083 918
Kings Peak49°48.7′N 125°50.2′W / 49.8117°N 125.8367°W / 49.8117; -125.8367 (King's Peak) 2,065 328Elk River
Mount Celeste49°34′N 125°24′W / 49.567°N 125.400°W / 49.567; -125.400 (Mount Celeste) 2,041 369
The Comb 2,040 0
Mount Filberg 49°48′28.1″N 125°43′39.0″W / 49.807806°N 125.727500°W / 49.807806; -125.727500 (Mount Filberg) 2,035 0
The Red Pillar49°31′32.2″N 125°23′21.1″W / 49.525611°N 125.389194°W / 49.525611; -125.389194 (The Red Pillar) 2,035 0
Mount Cobb49°47′23.0″N 125°44′51.0″W / 49.789722°N 125.747500°W / 49.789722; -125.747500 (Mount Cobb) 2,031 0
The Behinde49°39′51.1″N 125°46′14.2″W / 49.664194°N 125.770611°W / 49.664194; -125.770611 (The Behinde) 1,989 0
Mount Colwell 1,989 0
Alexandra Peak 49°44′17.2″N 125°29′31.9″W / 49.738111°N 125.492194°W / 49.738111; -125.492194 (Alexandra Peak) 1,983 0
Argus Mountain49°32′19.0″N 125°23′11.0″W / 49.538611°N 125.386389°W / 49.538611; -125.386389 (Argus Mountain) 1,982 0
Mount Harmston 49°32′56.0″N 125°23′53.9″W / 49.548889°N 125.398306°W / 49.548889; -125.398306 (Mount Harmston) 1,982 0
Mount Regan49°41′06.0″N 125°25′55.0″W / 49.685000°N 125.431944°W / 49.685000; -125.431944 (Mount Regan) 1,982 0
Iceberg Peak49°34′N 125°24′W / 49.567°N 125.400°W / 49.567; -125.400 (Iceberg Peak) 1,977 0
Warden Peak50°03′44.0″N 126°05′46.0″W / 50.062222°N 126.096111°W / 50.062222; -126.096111 (Warden Peak) 1,970 0
El Piveto Mountain49°43.3′N 125°47.2′W / 49.7217°N 125.7867°W / 49.7217; -125.7867 (El Piveto Mountain) 1,969 500
Mount Rosseau 49°28′44.0″N 125°30′22.0″W / 49.478889°N 125.506111°W / 49.478889; -125.506111 (Mount Rosseau) 1,962 0
Comox Glacier 1,960 0
Mount Haig-Brown49°46′23.0″N 125°44′19.0″W / 49.773056°N 125.738611°W / 49.773056; -125.738611 (Mount Haig-Brown) 1,947 0
Mount Frink49°39′48.0″N 125°24′31.0″W / 49.663333°N 125.408611°W / 49.663333; -125.408611 (Mount Frink) 1,921 0
Shepherd Ridge 1,921 0
Peak 1920 1,920 0
Peak 1909 1,909 0
Mount George V49°41.6′N 125°25.9′W / 49.6933°N 125.4317°W / 49.6933; -125.4317 (Mount George V) 1,884 0
The Misthorns 1,880 0
Tzela Mountain49°32.0′N 125°25.0′W / 49.5333°N 125.4167°W / 49.5333; -125.4167 (Tzela Mountain) 1,880 0
Rugged Mountain50°01′31″N 126°40′40″W / 50.02528°N 126.67778°W / 50.02528; -126.67778 (Rugged Mountain) 1,875 0Haihte
Mount Adrian 49°45′23.0″N 125°31′45.9″W / 49.756389°N 125.529417°W / 49.756389; -125.529417 (Mount Adrian) 1,870 0
Mount Shoen 1,862 0
Big Interior Mountain49°27′38.2″N 125°34′26.0″W / 49.460611°N 125.573889°W / 49.460611; -125.573889 (Big Interior Mountain) 1,863 0
Sutton Peak50°02′28.0″N 126°14′07.0″W / 50.041111°N 126.235278°W / 50.041111; -126.235278 (Sutton Peak) 1,862 0
Mount Septimus49°28′50.0″N 125°30′49.0″W / 49.480556°N 125.513611°W / 49.480556; -125.513611 (Mount Septimus) 1,850 0
Crown Mountain49°56.7′N 125°48.8′W / 49.9450°N 125.8133°W / 49.9450; -125.8133 (Crown Mountain) 1,846 1339
Nine Peaks49°25′55.0″N 125°32′57.0″W / 49.431944°N 125.549167°W / 49.431944; -125.549167 (Nine Peaks) 1,842 0
Syd Watts Peak 1,840 0
Siokum Mountain 1,840 0
Siocomb Peak 1,840 0
Mount Mitchell49°41′17.2″N 125°27′47.9″W / 49.688111°N 125.463306°W / 49.688111; -125.463306 (Mount Mitchell) 1,838 0
Jutland Mountain49°42′06.8″N 125°24′51.8″W / 49.701889°N 125.414389°W / 49.701889; -125.414389 (Jutland Mountain) 1,838 0
Puzzle Mountain49°47′26.2″N 125°54′56.2″W / 49.790611°N 125.915611°W / 49.790611; -125.915611 (Puzzle Mountain) 1,828 0
Maquilla Peak50°06′42.1″N 126°20′20.4″W / 50.111694°N 126.339000°W / 50.111694; -126.339000 (Maquilla Peak) 1,821 0
Mount Arrowsmith49°13.4′N 124°35.7′W / 49.2233°N 124.5950°W / 49.2233; -124.5950 (Mount Arrowsmith) 1,817 1,429
Mount Donner49°41′24.0″N 125°53′31.9″W / 49.690000°N 125.892194°W / 49.690000; -125.892194 (Mount Donner) 1,812 0
Mount Kent-Urquhart49°40′35.0″N 125°53′48.8″W / 49.676389°N 125.896889°W / 49.676389; -125.896889 (Mount Kent-Urquhart) 1,811 0
Mount Myra49°32′39.8″N 125°36′22.0″W / 49.544389°N 125.606111°W / 49.544389; -125.606111 (Mount Myra) 1,810 0
Matchlee Mountain 49°37′54.8″N 125°58′00.9″W / 49.631889°N 125.966917°W / 49.631889; -125.966917 (Matchlee Mountain) 1,806 0
Moyeha Mountain49°31′00.8″N 125°44′20.0″W / 49.516889°N 125.738889°W / 49.516889; -125.738889 (Moyeha Mountain) 1,804 0
Mount Cain50°13.7′N 126°19.6′W / 50.2283°N 126.3267°W / 50.2283; -126.3267 (Mount Cain) 1,804 0
Mount Abel50°12.714′N 126°19.218′W / 50.211900°N 126.320300°W / 50.211900; -126.320300 (Mount Abel)1,800 0
Ptarmigan Pinnacles 1,800 0
Morrison Spire 1,800 0
Merlon Mountain50°02.0′N 126°41.8′W / 50.0333°N 126.6967°W / 50.0333; -126.6967 (Merlon Mountain) 1,798 0
Mount Laing49°49′27.1″N 125°42′24.1″W / 49.824194°N 125.706694°W / 49.824194; -125.706694 (Mount Laing) 1,798 0
Mount Tom Taylor49°28′39.0″N 125°38′16.0″W / 49.477500°N 125.637778°W / 49.477500; -125.637778 (Mount Tom Taylor) 1,778 0
Mariner Mountain49°27.600′N 125°45.783′W / 49.460000°N 125.763050°W / 49.460000; -125.763050 (Mount Mariner)1,778 0
Big Den Mountain49°53.1′N 125°48.8′W / 49.8850°N 125.8133°W / 49.8850; -125.8133 (Big Den Mountain) 1,776 0
Peak 5800 1,768 0
Bonanza Peak50°19.8′N 126°37.8′W / 50.3300°N 126.6300°W / 50.3300; -126.6300 (Bonanza Peak) 1,767 0
Hapush Mountain50°14.6′N 126°20.0′W / 50.2433°N 126.3333°W / 50.2433; -126.3333 (Mount Hapush) 1,767 0
Marble Peak49°41.7′N 125°36.5′W / 49.6950°N 125.6083°W / 49.6950; -125.6083 (Marble Peak) 1,767 0
Splendour Mountain 1,766 0
Mount Palmerston 50°24′27.0″N 126°20′13.9″W / 50.407500°N 126.337194°W / 50.407500; -126.337194 (Mount Palmerston) 1,763 0
Mount Burman49°37′26.0″N 125°43′52.0″W / 49.623889°N 125.731111°W / 49.623889; -125.731111 (Mount Burman) 1,756 0
Mount Judson 49°56′24.0″N 125°55′18.8″W / 49.940000°N 125.921889°W / 49.940000; -125.921889 (Mount Judson) 1,747 0
Mount Beadnell 1,746 0
Mount Ashwood 50°18′34.9″N 126°36′13.0″W / 50.309694°N 126.603611°W / 50.309694; -126.603611 (Mount Ashwood) 1,744 0
Mount Con Reid 49°44′44.2″N 125°44′12.8″W / 49.745611°N 125.736889°W / 49.745611; -125.736889 (Mount Con Reid) 1,744 0
Mount Alston50°01′00.8″N 126°13′31.1″W / 50.016889°N 126.225306°W / 50.016889; -126.225306 (Mount Alston) 1,743 0
Watchtower Peak 50°05′13.9″N 126°13′37.9″W / 50.087194°N 126.227194°W / 50.087194; -126.227194 (Watchtower Peak) 1,740 0
Mount Russell 50°23′04.9″N 126°21′47.9″W / 50.384694°N 126.363306°W / 50.384694; -126.363306 (Mount Russell) 1,740 0
Elk Mountain 1,737 0
Ya'ai Peak50°02.4′N 126°41.3′W / 50.0400°N 126.6883°W / 50.0400; -126.6883 (Ya'ai Peak) 1,736 0
Trio Mountain49°52′45.8″N 126°00′11.9″W / 49.879389°N 126.003306°W / 49.879389; -126.003306 (Trio Mountain) 1,732 0
Phillips Ridge49°35′48.8″N 125°40′50.2″W / 49.596889°N 125.680611°W / 49.596889; -125.680611 (Phillips Ridge) 1,732 0
Mount Thelwood49°32.3′N 125°44.0′W / 49.5383°N 125.7333°W / 49.5383; -125.7333 (Mount Thelwood) 1,731 0
Mount Phillips 49°37′13.1″N 125°34′44.1″W / 49.620306°N 125.578917°W / 49.620306; -125.578917 (Mount Phillips) 1,723 0
Mount Adam 50°07′14.2″N 126°13′22.1″W / 50.120611°N 126.222806°W / 50.120611; -126.222806 (Mount Adam)1,729 0
Mount DeVoe 49°41′33.0″N 125°48′24.0″W / 49.692500°N 125.806667°W / 49.692500; -125.806667 (Mount DeVoe) 1,710 0
Haihte Spire 50°02′58″N 126°42′0″W / 50.04944°N 126.70000°W / 50.04944; -126.70000 (Haihte Spire)1,706 0
Jagged Mountain50°16′01.9″N 126°17′28.0″W / 50.267194°N 126.291111°W / 50.267194; -126.291111 (Jagged Mountain) 1,701 0
Whiltilla Mountain 50°21′59.0″N 126°42′20.9″W / 50.366389°N 126.705806°W / 50.366389; -126.705806 (Whiltilla Mountain) 1,693 0Bonanza Range
Popsicle Peak49°37′27.9″N 125°54′51.8″W / 49.624417°N 125.914389°W / 49.624417; -125.914389 (Popsicle Peak) 1,682 0
Mount Bate 49°53′24.0″N 126°28′24.0″W / 49.890000°N 126.473333°W / 49.890000; -126.473333 (Mount Bate) 1,680 0
Volcano Peak 1,676 0
Mount Abraham 1,676 0
South Blades 1,676 0
Scimitar Peak 1,676 0
Tyee Mountain49°58′45.8″N 125°53′39.1″W / 49.979389°N 125.894194°W / 49.979389; -125.894194 (Tyee Mountain) 1,672 0
Hkusam Mountain50°20′05.0″N 125°50′27.0″W / 50.334722°N 125.840833°W / 50.334722; -125.840833 (Hkusam Mountain) 1,670 0Prince of Wales
Mount Heber 49°53′48.8″N 125°55′00.8″W / 49.896889°N 125.916889°W / 49.896889; -125.916889 (Mount Heber) 1,666 0
Crest Mountain49°52′18.8″N 125°52′34.0″W / 49.871889°N 125.876111°W / 49.871889; -125.876111 (Crest Mountain) 1,661 0
Tsitika Mountain50°25′36.1″N 126°39′06.1″W / 50.426694°N 126.651694°W / 50.426694; -126.651694 (Tsitika Mountain) 1,657 0
Mount Juliet50°15′29.2″N 126°10′15.9″W / 50.258111°N 126.171083°W / 50.258111; -126.171083 (Mount Juliet) 1,637 0
Ms. Mountain49°39′08″N 125°53′23″W / 49.65222°N 125.88972°W / 49.65222; -125.88972 (Ms. Mountain) 1,655 0
Mount Nora 50°09′15.1″N 126°06′50″W / 50.154194°N 126.11389°W / 50.154194; -126.11389 (Mount Nora) 1,648 0
Mount Sarai 1,646 0
Mount Derby50°26′17.2″N 126°32′21.8″W / 50.438111°N 126.539389°W / 50.438111; -126.539389 (Mount Derby) 1,646 0
Klitsa Mountain49°15′14.0″N 125°13′53.0″W / 49.253889°N 125.231389°W / 49.253889; -125.231389 (Klitsa Mountain) 1,642 0
Queen Peak50°02′55.0″N 126°03′14.0″W / 50.048611°N 126.053889°W / 50.048611; -126.053889 (Queen Peak)1,640 0
Mount Romeo50°15′33.8″N 126°12′29.2″W / 50.259389°N 126.208111°W / 50.259389; -126.208111 (Mount Romeo) 1,637 0
Mount McKelvie49°59′17.2″N 126°34′50.9″W / 49.988111°N 126.580806°W / 49.988111; -126.580806 (Mount McKelvie) 1,630 0
Hyro Peak 1,628 0
Eden Mountain 50°14′11.0″N 126°14′52.1″W / 50.236389°N 126.247806°W / 50.236389; -126.247806 (Eden Mountain) 1,625 0
Mount Cokely49°14′21.8″N 124°35′12.1″W / 49.239389°N 124.586694°W / 49.239389; -124.586694 (Mount Cokely) 1,616 0
Kokummi Mountain 50°05′55.0″N 126°08′22.9″W / 50.098611°N 126.139694°W / 50.098611; -126.139694 (Kokummi Mountain) 1,615 0 Sutton
Thumb Peak 1,615 0
Mount Moriarty49°08.3′N 124°27.1′W / 49.1383°N 124.4517°W / 49.1383; -124.4517 (Mount Moriarty) 1,610 0
Big Baldy Mountain49°45.6′N 126°08.0′W / 49.7600°N 126.1333°W / 49.7600; -126.1333 (Big Baldy Mountain) 1,610 0
Bancroft Peak 1605? 0
Waring Peak 1,601 0
The Scissors 1,597 0
Woss Mountain50°03′34.9″N 126°33′37.1″W / 50.059694°N 126.560306°W / 50.059694; -126.560306 (Woss Mountain) 1,594 0
Mount Washington49°45′N 125°18′W / 49.750°N 125.300°W / 49.750; -125.300 (Mount Washington) 1,585 510
Mount Elliott 50°17′26.9″N 126°29′39.1″W / 50.290806°N 126.494194°W / 50.290806; -126.494194 (Mount Elliott)1,581 0
Zeballos Peak 50°05′48.0″N 126°46′08.0″W / 50.096667°N 126.768889°W / 50.096667; -126.768889 (Zeballos Peak)1,576 0
Mount McQuillan49°06′33.8″N 124°36′18.0″W / 49.109389°N 124.605000°W / 49.109389; -124.605000 (Mount McQuillan) 1,575 0
Malaspina Peak49°51.9′N 126°32.1′W / 49.8650°N 126.5350°W / 49.8650; -126.5350 (Malaspina Peak) 1,573 0
Peak 5150 1,570 0
Nahmint Mountain49°12.5′N 125°12.8′W / 49.2083°N 125.2133°W / 49.2083; -125.2133 (Malaspina Peak)1,568 0
Mount Peel 1,564 0
Mount Joan49°24.9′N 124°55.2′W / 49.4150°N 124.9200°W / 49.4150; -124.9200 (Mount Joan) 1,557 0Beaufort
Mount Grattan49°54.4′N 126°29.2′W / 49.9067°N 126.4867°W / 49.9067; -126.4867 (Mount Grattan) 1,550 0
Mount Flannigan 49°55.2′N 125°43.9′W / 49.9200°N 125.7317°W / 49.9200; -125.7317 (Mount Flannigan)1,550 0
Mount Alava49°53.4′N 126°29.8′W / 49.8900°N 126.4967°W / 49.8900; -126.4967 (Mount Alava) 1,550 0
Pinder Peak 50°11.7′N 126°55.8′W / 50.1950°N 126.9300°W / 50.1950; -126.9300 (Pinder Peak)1,542 0
Mount Whymper48°57.1′N 124°09.7′W / 48.9517°N 124.1617°W / 48.9517; -124.1617 (Mount Whymper) 1,541 0
Abco Mountain49°25.5′N 125°51.3′W / 49.4250°N 125.8550°W / 49.4250; -125.8550 (Abco Mountain) 1,526 0
Peak 5005 1,525 0
Stevens Peak49°51.4′N 126°27.4′W / 49.8567°N 126.4567°W / 49.8567; -126.4567 (Stevens Peak) 1,509 0
Barad-dur 1,505 0
Mook Peak50°09.2′N 126°51.7′W / 50.1533°N 126.8617°W / 50.1533; -126.8617 (Mook Peak)1,505 0
El Capitan Mountain48°57.3′N 124°13.2′W / 48.9550°N 124.2200°W / 48.9550; -124.2200 (El Capitan Mountain)1,492 0
Mount Service48°57.8′N 124°15.1′W / 48.9633°N 124.2517°W / 48.9633; -124.2517 (Mount Service) 1,490 0
Douglas Peak49°07.7′N 124°38.6′W / 49.1283°N 124.6433°W / 49.1283; -124.6433 (Douglas Peak) 1,490 0
Genesis Mountain 1,486 0
Mount Titus 1,481 0
Conuma Peak 49°49.7′N 126°18.6′W / 49.8283°N 126.3100°W / 49.8283; -126.3100 (Conuma Peak)1,481 0
Limestone Mountain49°05.7′N 124°38.7′W / 49.0950°N 124.6450°W / 49.0950; -124.6450 (Limestone Mountain) 1,480 0
Adder Peak49°14.9′N 125°19.0′W / 49.2483°N 125.3167°W / 49.2483; -125.3167 (Adder Peak) 1,480 0
Megin Mountain49°32.3′N 126°03.2′W / 49.5383°N 126.0533°W / 49.5383; -126.0533 (Megin Mountain) 1,480 0
Lone Wolf Mountain49°27′58.0″N 125°54′46.1″W / 49.466111°N 125.912806°W / 49.466111; -125.912806 (Lone Wolf Mountain) 1,479 734
The Stone Trolls 1,478 0
Ursus Mountain 49°24.2′N 125°42.9′W / 49.4033°N 125.7150°W / 49.4033; -125.7150 (Lone Wolf Mountain)1,471 0
Mount Milner 50°19.3′N 125°46.9′W / 50.3217°N 125.7817°W / 50.3217; -125.7817 (Mount Milner)1,470 0Prince of Wales
Steamboat Peak49°13.2′N 125°25.3′W / 49.2200°N 125.4217°W / 49.2200; -125.4217 (Steamboat Peak) 1,465 0
Mount Roberts50°18.8′N 125°43.5′W / 50.3133°N 125.7250°W / 50.3133; -125.7250 (Mount Roberts)1,463 0Prince of Wales
Mount Leiner 49°57.7′N 126°34.5′W / 49.9617°N 126.5750°W / 49.9617; -126.5750 (Mount Leiner)1,458 0
Mount Kitchener 50°17.8′N 125°42.1′W / 50.2967°N 125.7017°W / 50.2967; -125.7017 (Mount Kitchener)1,457 0
Tlakwa Mountain50°18.7′N 127°03.1′W / 50.3117°N 127.0517°W / 50.3117; -127.0517 (Tlakwa Mountain) 1,457 0
Mount Sir John50°28.2′N 126°38.7′W / 50.4700°N 126.6450°W / 50.4700; -126.6450 (Tlakwa Mountain) 1,429 0Franklin
Karmutzen Mountain 50°21.22′N 127°42.8′W / 50.35367°N 127.7133°W / 50.35367; -127.7133 (Karmutzen Mountain) 1,426 0Karmutzen
Leighton Peak49°51.8′N 126°20.1′W / 49.8633°N 126.3350°W / 49.8633; -126.3350 (Karmutzen Mountain) 1,411 0
Merry Widow Mountain50°20.4′N 127°17.1′W / 50.3400°N 127.2850°W / 50.3400; -127.2850 (Merry Widow Mountain) 1,402 0
Snowsaddle Mountain50°14.5′N 127°12.5′W / 50.2417°N 127.2083°W / 50.2417; -127.2083 (Snowsaddle Mountain) 1,400 0Refugium
Jacklah Mountain 49°36.4′N 126°10.4′W / 49.6067°N 126.1733°W / 49.6067; -126.1733 (Jacklah Mountain)1,400 0
Mount Cederstedt 1,379 0
Half Dome50°03.2′N 126°41.7′W / 50.0533°N 126.6950°W / 50.0533; -126.6950 (Half Dome) 1,365 0Haihte
Mount De Cosmos49°07.1′N 124°12.9′W / 49.1183°N 124.2150°W / 49.1183; -124.2150 (Mount De Cosmos) 1,355 0
Peak 4400 1,341 0
Peak 4330 1,319 0
Kaouk Mountain50°02.1′N 126°52.1′W / 50.0350°N 126.8683°W / 50.0350; -126.8683 (Kaouk Mountain) 1,309 0
Peak 4225 1,287 0
Kwois Peak 1,274 0
Mount Wolfenden50°25.6′N 127°34.0′W / 50.4267°N 127.5667°W / 50.4267; -127.5667 (Mount Wolfenden) 1273 0
Garibaldi Peaks50°11.2′N 127°13.5′W / 50.1867°N 127.2250°W / 50.1867; -127.2250 (Garibaldi Peaks) 1,235 0
Hannah Mountain49°04.2′N 124°57.5′W / 49.0700°N 124.9583°W / 49.0700; -124.9583 (Hannah Mountain) 1,250 0
Twin Peaks 1,208 953
Shelbert Mountain 1,207 0
Mount Brenton48°54.1′N 123°50.8′W / 48.9017°N 123.8467°W / 48.9017; -123.8467 (Mount Brenton) 1,200 0
Mamat Mountain50°00.3′N 126°54.2′W / 50.0050°N 126.9033°W / 50.0050; -126.9033 (Mamat Mountain) 1,161 0
Lukwa Mountain50°00.2′N 126°46.3′W / 50.0033°N 126.7717°W / 50.0033; -126.7717 (Lukwa Mountain) 1,142 0
Mount Renwick 1,139 0
Mount Gore49°36.6′N 126°22.7′W / 49.6100°N 126.3783°W / 49.6100; -126.3783 (Mount Gore) 1,120 0
Grayback Peak49°59.7′N 126°44.3′W / 49.9950°N 126.7383°W / 49.9950; -126.7383 (Grayback Peak) 1,119 0
Carter Peak50°50.4′N 127°35.8′W / 50.8400°N 127.5967°W / 50.8400; -127.5967 (Grayback Peak) 1,097 0
Comestock Peak 1,097 0
Mount Rufus 49°35.8′N 126°21.6′W / 49.5967°N 126.3600°W / 49.5967; -126.3600 (Mount Rufus)1,080 0
False Ears50°07.5′N 127°08.6′W / 50.1250°N 127.1433°W / 50.1250; -127.1433 (Pretty Girl Peak) 1,063 0
Mount Albemarie 49°34.7′N 126°27.7′W / 49.5783°N 126.4617°W / 49.5783; -126.4617 (Pretty Girl Peak)1,040 0
Mount Clark 50°21.7′N 127°31.5′W / 50.3617°N 127.5250°W / 50.3617; -127.5250 (Mount Clark)1,036 0
Mount Benson49°08′59″N 124°03′04″W / 49.14972°N 124.05111°W / 49.14972; -124.05111 (Mount Benson) 1,023 668
Pretty Girl Peak49°31.0′N 126°15.0′W / 49.5167°N 126.2500°W / 49.5167; -126.2500 (Pretty Girl Peak) 1,020 0
Mount Pickering50°22.4′N 127°34′W / 50.3733°N 127.567°W / 50.3733; -127.567 (Mount Pickering) 1,006 0
Sydney Cone 49°31.2′N 126°19.2′W / 49.5200°N 126.3200°W / 49.5200; -126.3200 (Sydney Cone) 996 0
Mount Seaton 957 0
Mount Crespi49°36.1′N 126°27.9′W / 49.6017°N 126.4650°W / 49.6017; -126.4650 (Mount Crespi) 920 0
Mount Lombard49°34.5′N 126°30.5′W / 49.5750°N 126.5083°W / 49.5750; -126.5083 (Mount Lombard) 920 0
Nunatak Mountain50°11.8′N 127°42.1′W / 50.1967°N 127.7017°W / 50.1967; -127.7017 (Nunatak Mountain) 909 0Refugium
Saxifrage Mountain 800 0
Doom Mountain50°10.3′N 127°46.1′W / 50.1717°N 127.7683°W / 50.1717; -127.7683 (Doom Mountain) 762 0Refugium
Mount Finlayson48°28′58.1″N 123°32′18.9″W / 48.482806°N 123.538583°W / 48.482806; -123.538583 (Mount Finlayson) 419 249Gowlland

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  1. ↑ Guthrie, R.H. 2005. Geomorthology of Vancouver Island (electronic resource); mass wasting potential. BC Ministry of Environment, Victoria BC Report No RR01. PDF p 1 (and see map at p 2 for area of Vancouver Island Ranges) ISBN 0-7726-5468-9
  2. ↑ Geodetic Survey of Canada, Cordilleran Geoscience Island mountains and sea floor
  3. ↑ see Elms, p 17-29 for the sources of this section
  4. ↑ Stone

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