Mount Queen Bess is one of the principal summits of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of southern British Columbia. It stands west of Chilko Lake and to the south of Tatlayoko Lake, and crowns a peak-studded ridge to the north of the Homathko Icefield.
| Mount Queen Bess | |
|---|---|
  Mount Queen Bess | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,298 m (10,820 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,355 m (7,726 ft)[1] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 51°16′18″N 124°34′06″W / 51.27167°N 124.56833°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| District | Range 2 Coast Land District |
| Parent range | Pacific Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 92N7 Mount Queen Bess |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 20 July 1942 by Don Munday, Phyllis Munday, Henry Hall[1][2][3] |
| Easiest route | rock/ice climb |
The mountain is named for Queen Elizabeth I of England. Relatively nearby is Mount Raleigh, named for Sir Walter Raleigh. Other peaks in the vicinity of Queen Bess bear similar Elizabethan-related names: Pembroke, Silver Swan, Oriana, Armada, Grenville, Burghley, Howard, Walsingham, Cambridge, Cloister, Saint John, Galleon, and Monmouth. Between Queen Bess and Chilko Lake is Mount Good Hope, and northwest across the Homathko is the Waddington Range, site of the highest peak in the Coast Mountains, and the highest entirely within British Columbia, Mount Waddington.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Mount Queen Bess". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2005-11-06.
- ^ Chic Scott (2000), Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9780921102595, p. 118-119.
- ^ Hall, Henry S. Jr. (1943). "Mt. Queen Bess". American Alpine Journal. #5 (15). ISSN 0065-6925. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
External links
edit- "Mount Queen Bess". BC Geographical Names.
- "Mount Queen Bess, British Columbia" on Peakbagger
- Mount Queen Bess (photo): Flickr
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