Mount McBride
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Mount McBride is a mountain
located on Vancouver Island
, British Columbia
. It is 34 kilometres east of Gold River
and 10 km (6 mi) northeast of Golden Hinde.
Mount McBride is one of two peaks in British Columbia named for BC
Sir Richard McBride
. The other is Mount Sir Richard. There is a second Mount McBride named for another of that name elsewhere in BC and yet another in the Yukon.
The first ascent is uncertain but may have been Leroy Stirling Cokely in 1926.
Mountain
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located on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. It is 34 kilometres east of Gold River
Gold River, British Columbia
Gold River is a village located close to the geographic centre of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. In terms of the Island's human geography it is considered to be part of the "North Island", even though it technically is on the Island's west coast....
and 10 km (6 mi) northeast of Golden Hinde.
Mount McBride is one of two peaks in British Columbia named for BC
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
Sir Richard McBride
Richard McBride
Sir Richard McBride, KCMG was a British Columbian politician and is often considered the founder of the British Columbia Conservative Party. McBride was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 1898 election, and served in the cabinet of James Dunsmuir from 1900 to 1901...
. The other is Mount Sir Richard. There is a second Mount McBride named for another of that name elsewhere in BC and yet another in the Yukon.
The first ascent is uncertain but may have been Leroy Stirling Cokely in 1926.