Mount Queen Bess

Mount Queen Bess
Mount Queen Bess British Columbia,  Canada
Elevation	3,298 m (10,820 ft) [1]
Prominence	2,355 m (7,726 ft) [1]
Listing	List of Ultras in Canada
Location
Range	Pacific Ranges
Coordinates	51°16′18″N 124°34′06″W / 51.27167°N 124.56833°W / 51.27167; -124.56833Coordinates: 51°16′18″N 124°34′06″W / 51.27167°N 124.56833°W / 51.27167; -124.56833[1]
Topo map	NTS 92N/07
Climbing
First ascent	1942 by Don Munday, Phyllis Munday, H. Hall[1]
Easiest route	rock/ice climb

Mount Queen Bess is one of the principal summits of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of southern British Columbia. It stands west of Chilko Lake and to the south of Tatlayoko Lake, and crowns a peak-studded ridge to the north of the Homathko Icefield.

The mountain is named for Queen Elizabeth I of England. Relatively nearby is Mount Raleigh, named for Sir Walter Raleigh. Other peaks in the vicinity of Queen Bess bear similar Elizabethan-related names: Pembroke, Silver Swan, Oriana, Armada, Grenville, Burghley, Howard, Walsingham, Cambridge, Cloister, Saint John, Galleon, and Monmouth. Between Queen Bess and Chilko Lake is Mount Good Hope, and northwest across the Homathko is the Waddington Range, site of the highest peak in the Coast Mountains, and the highest entirely within British Columbia, Mount Waddington.

See also

• Mountain peaks of Canada
• Mountain peaks of North America
• Royal eponyms in Canada

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Mount Queen Bess". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=136. Retrieved 2005-11-06.