Mount Queen Bess Explained

Mount Queen Bess
Elevation M:3298
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:2355
Range:Pacific Ranges
Location:British Columbia, Canada
District:Range 2 Coast Land District
Map:British Columbia
Label Position:left
Map Size:250
Coordinates:51.2717°N -124.5683°W
First Ascent:20 July 1942 by Don Munday, Phyllis Munday, Henry Hall[2] [3]
Easiest Route:Rock/ice climb

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.

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.

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Notes and References

  1. 136. Mount Queen Bess. 2005-11-06.
  2. Chic Scott (2000), Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering, Rocky Mountain Books,, p. 118-119.
  3. Mt. Queen Bess . American Alpine Journal. 1943. 0065-6925 . Henry S. Jr.. Hall .
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    . 15 . 15 October 2024 .