Mount Murray (British Columbia)

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Mount Murray
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Highest point
Elevation 1,802 m (5,912 ft)
Prominence 359 m (1,178 ft)
Parent peak Unnamed Peak
Coordinates 55°27′22″N122°41′03″W / 55.45611°N 122.68417°W / 55.45611; -122.68417
Geography
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Mount Murray
Location in British Columbia
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Mount Murray
Location in Canada
Mount Murray (British Columbia)
Interactive map of Mount Murray
Location Pine Pass
British Columbia, Canada
DistrictPeace River Land District
Parent range Murray Range
Topo map NTS   93O7 Azouzetta Lake

Mount Murray, is a 1,802-metre (5,912-feet) in the Murray Range of Hart Ranges of Northern British Columbia. The mountain is within the Pine-Lemoray Provincial Park. [1]

Named after N.F. Murray, who in 1915 with G.V. Copley, had conducted the first detailed survey and timber reconnaissance in the area for the British Columbia Forest Service. Murray enlisted with the CEF in 1916 and was killed at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917. [2]

There is a 8.2 kilometre hiking trail to the summit from Highway 97.

References

  1. "Mount Murray". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  2. "Mount Murray". BC Geographical Names .