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Mount Merrick (British Columbia)

Coordinates: 55°10′58″N 121°55′38″W / 55.18278°N 121.92722°W / 55.18278; -121.92722
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Mount Merrick
Mount Merrick is located in British Columbia
Mount Merrick
Mount Merrick
Location in British Columbia
Mount Merrick is located in Canada
Mount Merrick
Mount Merrick
Mount Merrick (Canada)
Map
Interactive map of Mount Merrick
Highest point
Elevation1,749 m (5,738 ft)[1]
Prominence294 m (965 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Jilg (1750 m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates55°10′58″N 121°55′38″W / 55.18278°N 121.92722°W / 55.18278; -121.92722[2]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictPeace River Land District[2]
Parent rangeSolitude Range
Topo mapNTS 93P4 Sukunka River

Mount Merrick, is a 1,749-metre (5,738 ft) mountain on the northern side of upper Sukunka River in the Solitude Range, a subrange of the Misinchinka Ranges of the Hart Ranges in northern British Columbia, Canada.[2]

The mountain is named for Canadian Army Corporal Keith Warren Merrick from Pouce Coupe. Corporal Stephenson served with the 10 Field Squadron, Canadian Engineers of the 5th Canadian Division and was killed in action on 25 May 1944. He is buried in the Cassino War Cemetery, Italy.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mount Merrick". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mount Merrick". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-10-28.