Crown Mountain (Vancouver Island)

Crown Mountain
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Highest point
Elevation	1,846 m (6,056 ft) [1]
Prominence	1,339 m (4,393 ft) [1]
Parent peak	Victoria Peak (2169 m) [1]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	49°56′40″N125°48′48″W / 49.94444°N 125.81333°W / 49.94444; -125.81333 [2]
Geography
Location	Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
District	Nootka Land District
Parent range	Elk River Mountains
Topo map	NTS 92F13 Upper Campbell Lake [2]
Climbing
First ascent	1910 by P. Ellison and survey party [1]

Crown Mountain, sometimes called Ellison Peak, is a mountain located in Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

History

The mountain has historic significance in British Columbia. It formed one corner of the large land grant given to Robert Dunsmuir to fund construction of the E&N Railway. A segment of the boundary of that grant later became a boundary of Strathcona Provincial Park. When BC Premier Sir Richard McBride set aside a reserve for the park, his Minister of Lands, Price Ellison, lead an expedition to explore the new park reserve which included the first ascent of Crown Mountain on July 29, 1910. The crew included Ellison's 20-year-old daughter, Myra King Ellison, who was first to set foot on the peak, as well as Colonel William Holmes, J. Twaddle, A.L. Hudson, Harry McClure Johnson (a cousin of Myra's), Charles Haslam, James Hasworth and Frank Ward.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Crown Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
2. "Crown Mountain - Nootka Land District". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-04-20.

External links

• Strathcona Provincial Park from British Columbia Ministry of Environment website.
• "Crown Mountain". BC Geographical Names .