Mount Wolfenden is a mountain in the Vancouver Island Ranges of British Columbia. Its elevation is 1,278 metres (4,193 ft).[1][2]

It was named for Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Wolfenden who arrived in 1859 as one of Colonel Moody's Royal Engineers. He remained after they disbanded and became King's Printer in Victoria.[3]: 298 

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Wolfenden, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Mount Wolfenden". Peakery. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2

50°25′38″N 127°33′59″W / 50.4272°N 127.5664°W / 50.4272; -127.5664

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