Mount Whymper (Frederick)
Mount Whymper is located in British Columbia
Mount Whymper
Mount Whymper
Location on Vancouver Island
Highest point
Elevation1,539 m (5,049 ft)[1]
Prominence889 m (2,917 ft)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates48°57′04″N 124°09′44″W / 48.95111°N 124.16222°W / 48.95111; -124.16222[2]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District
Parent rangeVancouver Island Ranges
Topo mapNTS 92C16 Cowichan Lake[2]

Mount Whymper is a mountain located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It is the highest point in Canada located south of the 49th parallel and is located between the headwaters of the Chemainus River and the South Nanaimo River 14 km (9 mi) north of Honeymoon Bay.[1]

History

The mountain is named in 1864 for Frederick Whymper[3] who accompanied Robert Brown on the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition[4][5][6]

There is another Mount Whymper in British Columbia, named for Frederick's brother Edward Whymper.[7][8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Whymper British Columbia #1333". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Whymper". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  3. ↑ "Whymper, Frederick". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. University of Toronto/Université Laval. 2000. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Mount Whymper (Frederick)". BC Geographical Names.
  5. ↑ "Brown, Robert". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. University of Toronto/Université Laval. 2000. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  6. ↑ Hayman, John, ed. (1989), Robert Brown and the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition, Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, ISBN 0-7748-0322-3
  7. ↑ "Mount Whymper (Edward)". BC Geographical Names.
  8. ↑ "Mount Whymper", Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia, Peakware.com, retrieved 2 June 2012
  9. ↑ "Mount Whymper British Columbia #1562". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.


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