Mount Squire

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Mount Squire
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Mount Squire
Location in British Columbia
Mount Squire
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Highest point
Elevation 2,390 m (7,840 ft) [1]
Coordinates 51°25′36″N126°13′20″W / 51.42667°N 126.22222°W / 51.42667; -126.22222 [2]
Geography
Location British Columbia, Canada
DistrictRange 2 Coast Land District [2]
Parent range Pacific Ranges
Topo map NTS   92M8 Catto Creek [2]
Geology
Rock type Volcanic rock [1]

Mount Squire is a mountain in Range 2 Coast Land District of British Columbia, Canada. It is located northwest of the head of Knight Inlet in the Ha-Iltzuk Icefield between the Kingcome and Silverthrone glaciers. The Bivouac Mountain Encyclopedia describes Mount Squire as a snow bump whereas the British Columbia Mountaineering Club notes that the mountain consists of loose volcanic rock. A climber's guide published by the British Columbia Mountaineering Club gives an elevation of 2,390 m (7,840 ft) for Mount Squire; this differs from the Bivouac Mountain Encyclopedia, which gives an elevation of 2,381 m (7,812 ft) for the mountain. [1] [3]

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The name of the mountain was adopted on the National Topographic System map 92M on March 28, 1967. It is named after James H. J. Squire, a Canadian Army private from North Vancouver who was killed in action on July 18, 1943, while serving with the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada during World War II. [2] Squire is buried in the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery near the Adriatic Sea in Ortona, Italy. [2] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Whipple, Earle R. (2023). "The Northern Coastal Ranges of British Columbia: A Climber's Guide" (PDF). British Columbia Mountaineering Club. p. 337. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mount Squire". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  3. "Mount Squire". Bivouac.com. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  4. "Moro River Canadian War Cemetery". Government of Canada . Retrieved December 26, 2025.