Mount Harmston Explained

Mount Harmston
Elevation M:2009
Prominence M:375
Location:Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
District:Clayoquot Land District
Range:Vancouver Island Ranges
Coordinates:49.5489°N -125.3983°W
Map:Vancouver Island#Canada British Columbia

Mount Harmston is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located approximately 330NaN0 southwest of Courtenay and 30NaN0 north of The Red Pillar.

Mount Harmston is part of the Vancouver Island Ranges which in turn form part of the Insular Mountains.[1]

History

Mount Harmston is named after the Harmston family, early settlers of the Comox Valley. They settled on a 200+ acre preemption in early December 1862, coming from Lincolnshire, England.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1389 Mount Harmston
  2. 7661. Mount Harmston.