Mount John Oliver

Mount John Oliver is a 3,123 m (10,246 ft) mountain located at co-ordinates 52°53′00″N 119°41′06″W / 52.8833333°N 119.685°W / 52.8833333; -119.685Coordinates: 52°53′00″N 119°41′06″W / 52.8833333°N 119.685°W / 52.8833333; -119.685 in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is located on the divide between the Kiwa and Tete Creeks and is covered by a glacier.

The name honours John Oliver, the Premier of British Columbia from 1921 to 1927. The mountain was named after Oliver in 1927 upon the dedication of the Premier Range as a memorial to British and Canadian heads of government. It is the only mountain in the Premier Range to be named after a provincial premier.

External links

• "Mount John Oliver". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/11799.html. 
• Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia listing for Mount John Oliver
• British Columbia Government Information Sheet for the Premier Range