Mount Arrowsmith

For other mountains with this name, see Mount Arrowsmith (disambiguation).
Mount Arrowsmith

Mount Arrowsmith from Highway 19
Highest point
Elevation 1,819 m (5,968 ft) [1]
Prominence 1,429 m (4,688 ft) [1]
Coordinates 49°13′25″N 124°35′40″W / 49.22361°N 124.59444°W / 49.22361; -124.59444Coordinates: 49°13′25″N 124°35′40″W / 49.22361°N 124.59444°W / 49.22361; -124.59444 [1]
Geography
Topo map NTS 92F/02
Climbing
First ascent John Macoun 1887
Easiest route scramble

Mount Arrowsmith is the largest mountain on southern Vancouver Island. Its dominant rock is basalt. The mountain is contained within a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and as of September 18, 2009 is designated part of 1,300 hectare Mt. Arrowsmith Massif Regional Park.

History

The first recorded ascent was made by botanist John Macoun in 1887. Macoun was a botanist to the Geological Survey of Canada. Mount Waddington was first seen from the peak of Mount Arrowsmith by Don and Phyllis Munday in 1925 (see also Mount Munday). The mountain was named about 1853 by Captain Richards for cartographers, Aaron Arrowsmith and his nephew John Arrowsmith.[2]

The mountain was known as "Kulth-ka-choolth", meaning "jagged face", in the Coast Salish language.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Arrowsmith". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2006-06-05.
  2. ↑ Walbran, Captain John T. (1909). British Columbia coast names, 1592-1906 : to which are added a few names in adjacent United States territory, their origin and history. Ottowa: Geographic Board of Canada. ISBN 0-88894-143-9. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Mount Arrowsmith". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
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