Mount Bate

Mount Bate
Elevation	1,688 m (5,538 ft)
Prominence	1,218 m (3,996 ft)
Location
Location	Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Range	Vancouver Island Ranges
Coordinates	49°53′24.0″N 126°28′24.0″W / 49.89°N 126.47333°W / 49.89; -126.47333Coordinates: 49°53′24.0″N 126°28′24.0″W / 49.89°N 126.47333°W / 49.89; -126.47333
Topo map	NTS 92/E16

Mount Bate is a mountain on Vancouver Island in Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, 14 km (9 mi) east of the community of Tahsis and 21 km (13 mi) southwest of Rugged Mountain.^[1] Mount Bate is thought to have been named by George Henry Richards for Captain William Thornton Bate, RN, a surveyor who was killed in the capture of Canton during the Second Opium War in 1857.^[2] The mountain is at the head of Canton Gorge, another geographical feature named by Richards.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Mount Bate". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1431. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Mount Bate". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/32580.html.