Mount Whitford
Mount Whitford is located in British Columbia
Mount Whitford
Mount Whitford
Mount Whitford is located in Canada
Mount Whitford
Mount Whitford
Mount Whitford (Canada)
Highest point
Elevation1,987 m (6,519 ft)[1]
Prominence583 m (1,913 ft)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates54°52′04″N 121°52′19″W / 54.86778°N 121.87194°W / 54.86778; -121.87194[2]
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictCariboo Land District
Parent rangeMisinchinka Ranges
Topo mapNTS 93I13 Sentinel Peak[2]

Mount Whitford is a 1,986-metre (6,516 ft) mountain in the Misinchinka Ranges of the Hart Ranges in the Northern Rocky Mountains.[1]

It was named to remember Canadian Army Private Roy Whitford, K50054, enlisted at Prince George, BC, serving with the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps when he was killed 28 April 1943, age 21. The Royal Canadian Infantry Corps was established in 1942 as an administrative corps to oversee the needs of the infantry regiments, as well as provide a holding organization for trained recruits that had not yet been assigned to a unit as well as staff for training centres in Canada.[3] Location of death currently unknown. With no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Halifax Memorial, panel 16.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Whitford". peakvisor.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Whitford". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. "Canadian Infantry Corps". Canadian Soldiers. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. "Mount Whitford". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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