Mount Myhon

Coordinates: 54°47′06″N 121°31′26″W / 54.78500°N 121.52389°W / 54.78500; -121.52389
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Mount Myhon
Mount Myhon is located in British Columbia
Mount Myhon
Mount Myhon
Mount Myhon is located in Canada
Mount Myhon
Mount Myhon
Mount Myhon (Canada)
Highest point
Elevation2,119 m (6,952 ft)
Prominence659 m (2,162 ft)
Coordinates54°47′06″N 121°31′26″W / 54.78500°N 121.52389°W / 54.78500; -121.52389
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictCariboo Land District
Parent rangeMisinchinka Ranges
Topo mapNTS 93I13 Sentinel Peak

Mount Myhon, is a 2,119-metre (6,952 ft) mountain in the Miscinchinka Ranges of the Hart Ranges in the Northern Rocky Mountains.[1]

The mountain is named after Canadian Army Private James Stanley Myhon, K2333, enlisted at Prince George; serving with the 3rd Canadian Division, 7th Infantry Brigade , Canadian Scottish Regiment. Private Myhon was killed in action 28 October 1944, age 19 during Operation Switchback, a component of the Battle of the Scheldt. He is buried at Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Belgium, grave VII.B.7.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mount Myhon". PeakVisor. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Mount Myhon". BC Geographical Names.