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Mount Helena (British Columbia)

Coordinates: 50°11′22″N 123°51′34″W / 50.18944°N 123.85944°W / 50.18944; -123.85944 (Mount Helena)
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Mount Helena
Mount Helena is located in British Columbia
Mount Helena
Mount Helena
Location in British Columbia
Map
Interactive map of Mount Helena
Highest point
Elevation1,564 m (5,131 ft)[1]
Prominence274 m (899 ft)[1]
Coordinates50°11′22″N 123°51′34″W / 50.18944°N 123.85944°W / 50.18944; -123.85944 (Mount Helena)[2]
Geography
LocationJervis Inlet , British Columbia, Canada
DistrictCowichan Land District
Parent rangePacific Ranges
Topo mapNTS 92J4 Princess Louisa Inlet

Mount Helena is a mountain located at the Queen Reach arm of Jervis Inlet and behind Princess Louisa Inlet. Mount Helena is part of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia Canada. The mountain was named during the 1860 survey by HMS Plumper who charted all of the known area and named the mountain after Princess Helena Augusta Victoria "Lenchen" who was the fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of England.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mount Helena". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  2. ^ "Mount Helena". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  3. ^ Hitz, Charles W. (2003). Through the Rapids - The History of Princess Louisa Inlet. Kirkland, WA: Sikta 2 Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 0-9720255-0-2.