Crown Mountain (Vancouver Island)

Crown Mountain, sometimes called Ellison Peak, is a mountain located in Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

Crown Mountain
Crown Mountain is located in Vancouver Island
Crown Mountain
Crown Mountain
Crown Mountain is located in British Columbia
Crown Mountain
Crown Mountain
Crown Mountain (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation1,846 m (6,056 ft)[1]
Prominence1,339 m (4,393 ft)[1]
Parent peakVictoria Peak (2169 m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates49°56′40″N 125°48′48″W[2]
Geography
LocationVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
DistrictNootka Land District
Parent rangeElk River Mountains
Topo mapNTS 92F13 Upper Campbell Lake[2]
Climbing
First ascent1910 by P. Ellison and survey party[1]

History

The mountain has historic significance in British Columbia. It formed one corner of the large land grant given to Robert Dunsmuir to fund construction of the E&N Railway. A segment of the boundary of that grant later became a boundary of Strathcona Provincial Park. When BC Premier Sir Richard McBride set aside a reserve for the park, his Minister of Lands, Price Ellison, lead an expedition to explore the new park reserve which included the first ascent of Crown Mountain on July 29, 1910. The crew included Ellison's 20-year-old daughter, Myra King Ellison, who was first to set foot on the peak, as well as Colonel William Holmes, J. Twaddle, A.L. Hudson, Harry McClure Johnson (a cousin of Myra's), Charles Haslam, James Hasworth and Frank Ward.

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