Mount Skook Davidson | |
Elevation M: | 2382 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 1361 |
Location: | British Columbia, Canada |
District: | Cassiar Land District |
Range: | Kechika Ranges |
Map: | Canada British Columbia |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 8 |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map of Mount Skook Davidson |
Coordinates: | 58.6817°N -127.3325°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Mount Skook Davidson, 2382m (7,815feet),[1] is a mountain in the Kechika Ranges of the Cassiar Mountains in far northern British Columbia, Canada. It overlooks the "Diamond J Ranch", which was founded by John Ogilvie Davidson also known as "Skook" Davidson or "Skookum" Davidson because of his stature (big and strong, see skookum). Davidson was a notable local pioneer who worked as a land surveyor before taking up packing, guiding, and ranching in this area.[3] He helped discover and select the route for the Alaska Highway.[4]
Its topographic prominence is 1361m above its col at Denetiah Lake.[1]