Mount Alfred Explained

Mount Alfred
Elevation M:2420
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:1318
Range:Pacific Ranges
Listing:Mountains of British Columbia
Location:Jervis Inlet , British Columbia, Canada
District:New Westminster Land District
Map:Canada British Columbia
Map Size:250
Label Position:right
Coordinates:50.2061°N -124.0767°W
First Ascent:1929 by Arthur Tinniswood Dalton and Percy Williams Easthope

Mount Alfred is a mountain located at the Queen Reach arm and head of the Jervis Inlet within the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is the highest in the portion of the mainland between Jervis and Toba Inlets, with its 1318m (4,324feet) prominence defined by the pass at the head of the Skwawka River, which feeds the head of Jervis Inlet. The unofficially-named Alfred Creek Falls, on Alfred Creek which drains off the mountain's glaciers southeast into the Skwawka, is one of Canada's highest waterfalls at 700m (2,300feet).[2]

Naming

The mountain was named during the 1860 survey by who charted all of the area and was named after Alfred Edward "Affie", who was the third child and second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of England, and who was Duke of Edinburgh from his birth in 1844 until his death in 1900.[3] [4]

The first ascent of Mount Alfred was made in 1929 by Arthur Tinniswood Dalton and Percy Williams Easthope.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Mount Alfred. 882. 2008-10-11.
  2. Web site: Alfred Creek Falls. Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest. 2009-12-25.
  3. 997. Mount Alfred. 2010-12-01.
  4. Book: Hitz, Charles W.. 2003. Through the Rapids - The History of Princess Louisa Inlet. 54. Sikta 2 Publishing. Kirkland, WA. 0-9720255-0-2.