- Mount Helena (British Columbia)
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Mount Helena Elevation 1,564 m (5,131 ft) Prominence 274 m (899 ft) Location Location Jervis Inlet , British Columbia, Canada Range Pacific Ranges Coordinates 50°11.4′N 123°51.6′W / 50.19°N 123.86°W Topo map NTS 092.J.04 Mount Helena is a mountain located at the Queen Reach arm of the 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 the HMS Plumber who charted all of the known area and named the mountain after HRH Princess Helena Augusta Victoria “Lenchen” who was the fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of England[1].
External links
- Detail Map of Mount Helena from the 1860 Survey Map of the Jervis Inlet and Mount Helena.
References
- ^ Hitz, Charles W.(2003). Through the Rapids - The History of Princess Louisa Inlet, p.54. Sikta 2 Publishing., Kirkland, WA. ISBN 0972025502.
- "Mount Helena". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/13308.html.
Categories:- Mountains of British Columbia
- Pacific Ranges
- British Columbia geography stubs
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