Golden Hinde (mountain)

Golden Hinde
Golden Hinde
	Golden Hinde, south aspect, August 2006.
Highest point
Elevation	2,195 m (7,201 ft)
Prominence	2,195 m (7,201 ft)
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia; Highest ocean islands 60th; North America prominent peaks 66th; Ultras of Canada 26th; Ultras of North America 26th; Canada most isolated peaks 38th;
Coordinates	49°39′46″N 125°44′49″W / 49.66278°N 125.74694°W
Geography
	Golden Hinde British Columbia, Canada Golden Hinde Golden Hinde (British Columbia)
Location	Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
District	Nootka Land District
Parent range	Vancouver Island Ranges
Topo map	NTS 92F12 Buttle Lake
Climbing
First ascent	Einar Anderson, W.R. Kent 1913 or 1914
Easiest route	rock climb

The Golden Hinde is a mountain located in the Vancouver Island Ranges on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. At 2,195 metres (7,201 ft),^[3] it is the highest peak on the island. The peak is popular with experienced backcountry-climbers, having been first ascended in 1913. The mountain is made of basalt which is part of the Karmutsen Formation.^[4]

Geography

The mountain is located near the geographic centre of Vancouver Island, as well as near the centre of 2,450 km² (605,408 acres) Strathcona Provincial Park, at the head of the Wolf River and to the west of Buttle Lake, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of the community of Gold River.

Name origin

The mountain took its name from Sir Francis Drake's ship, the Golden Hind, by an early fur-trading captain, who was reminded of Drake's ship as sunset hit the mountain (which is visible from the west coast of the Island) and in honour of Drake's reputed presence off the coast of the future British Columbia during the explorer's circumnavigation of the globe from 1577 to 1580 (see New Albion).

The present name was not officially conferred until 1938, but this was done after a reference to the peak in a fur-trader's log. The alternative name "The Rooster's Comb" was used by early alpinists because of the mountain's appearance.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominence Page". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
^ "Golden Hinde, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
^ Different sources list slightly different values for the maximum elevation above sea level. A recent survey using GPS determined the NAS83 elevation as 2,196.818 m. See "Golden Hinde". BC Geographical Names. for a discussion; see [1] for description of the trip to obtain this value
^ Geology of Strathcona Park - The Volcanic Flood Archived 2012-07-29 at archive.today Retrieved 24 November 2007
^ Akrigg, G.P.V. and Helen Akrigg. "Golden Hinde." British Columbia Place Names. Vancouver: UBC Press, 1997. p. 94