Rugged Mountain

Infobox Mountain
Name = Rugged Mountain
Elevation = 1861 m (6106 ft)
Location = Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Range = Haihte Range
Prominence = 1571 m
Coordinates = coor dms|50|01.5|31|N|126|40|40|W|type:mountain_region:CA
Topographic
NTS 92L/2
First ascent = 1956 George Lepore [http://www.canadianmountainencyclopedia.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1430 Rugged Mountain] in the "Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia"]

Rugged Mountain is the apex of the Haihte Range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. From it, several glaciers, Nootka Sound, Woss Lake and the Tlupana Range are in view.

History

The first attempt at an ascent of Rugged Mountain occurred when Captain Hamilton Moffat, officer in charge of the Hudsons Bay Company post at Fort Rupert, near present day Port Hardy, began a first exploration inland. On July 5, 1852 he gave up his attempt. He named the mountain Ben Lomand. This was the first recorded attempt to climb any of the major peaks of the Vancouver Island Ranges. [Elms, p 19-20.]

The first successful ascent of Rugged Mountain Mountain was completed in 1959 by George Lepore and Chuck Smitson. [Stone, p 424]

Notes

References

*cite book
author = Philip Stone
title = Island Alpine, A Guide to the Mountains of Strathcona Park and Vancouver Island
publisher = Wild Isle Publications: Heriot Bay, BC
year = 2003
id = ISBN 0-9680766-5-3
*cite book
author = Lindsay Elms
title = Beyond Nootka, A Historical Perspective of Vancouver Island Mountains
publisher = Misthorn Press: Courtenay, BC
year = 1996
id = ISBN 0-9680159-0-5

External links

* [http://www.canadianmountainencyclopedia.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1430 Rugged Mountain] in the "Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia"
* [http://www.canadianmountainencyclopedia.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=1695 Vancouver Island Ranges] in the "Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia"
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