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 Coordinates: 55°27′22″N122°41′03″W / 55.45611°N 122.68417°W / 55.45611; -122.68417
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Mount Murray
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Mount Murray
Mount Murray (Canada)
DistrictPeace River Land District
Parent range Murray Range
Topo map NTS   93O7

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.

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References

  1. "Mount Murray". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  2. "BC Geographical Names". apps.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-05-02.