Mount Stephenson (British Columbia)

Coordinates: 55°24′53″N 122°17′55″W / 55.41472°N 122.29861°W / 55.41472; -122.29861
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Mount Stephenson
Mount Stephenson is located in British Columbia
Mount Stephenson
Mount Stephenson
Mount Stephenson is located in Canada
Mount Stephenson
Mount Stephenson
Highest point
Elevation2,037 m (6,683 ft)[1]
Prominence855 m (2,805 ft)[1][2]
Parent peakGrant Peak (2094 m)
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates55°24′53″N 122°17′55″W / 55.41472°N 122.29861°W / 55.41472; -122.29861[3]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictPeace River Land District
Parent rangeSolitude Range
Topo mapNTS 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Mount Stephenson". peakvisor.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  2. ^ "Mount Stephenson". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Stephenson". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  4. ^ "3D mountain model of the world". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2020-05-07.