Mount Stephenson (British Columbia)
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Mount Stephenson | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,037 m (6,683 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 855 m (2,805 ft)[1][2] |
Parent peak | Grant Peak (2094 m) |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 55°24′53″N 122°17′55″W / 55.41472°N 122.29861°W[3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Peace River Land District |
Parent range | Solitude Range |
Topo map | NTS 93O8 Le Moray Creek |
Mount Stephenson, is a 2,037-metre (6,683 ft) mountain in the Solitude Range of the Hart Ranges in Northern British Columbia.[4]
The mountain is named for Canadian Army Corporal Harry Stephenson, from Kilkerran (north of Dawson Creek, BC). Corporal Stephenson served with the 10 Field Squadron, Canadian Engineers with the 5th Canadian Armoured Division and was killed in action on 11 September 1944, along the Italian Gothic Line, age 31. He is buried in the Gradara War Cemetery, Italy.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Mount Stephenson". peakvisor.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ "Mount Stephenson". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ a b "Mount Stephenson". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "3D mountain model of the world". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
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