- Doom Mountain
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Doom Mountain Location in British Columbia Elevation 787 m (2,582 ft) [1] Prominence 242 m (794 ft) [1] Location Location Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Range Refugium Range (Vancouver Island Ranges) Coordinates 50°10′17″N 127°46′04.1″W / 50.17139°N 127.767806°WCoordinates: 50°10′17″N 127°46′04.1″W / 50.17139°N 127.767806°W[1] Topo map NTS 92L/04 Doom Mountain is a mountain on the Brooks Peninsula on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It was so named by Dr. Richard Hebda of the Royal British Columbia Museum because of the forbidding appearance of sheer cliffs, and because the mountain top was usually shrouded in cloud while the rest of the area was clear.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c "Doom Mountain". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=10159. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- "Doom Mountain". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/38913.html.
Categories:- Mountains of British Columbia
- Kyuquot Sound region
- Vancouver Island Ranges
- British Columbia Coast geography stubs
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