Mount Brunswick
{{Short description|Mountain in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Brunswick
| other_name = Brunswick Mountain
| photo = 2015 Brunswick Mountain.jpg
| photo_caption =
| elevation_m = 1788
| elevation_ref = {{cite bivouac|name=Brunswick Mountain|id=577|accessdate=2014-04-20}}
| prominence_m = 1294
| range = Britannia Range
| parent_peak = Sky Pilot Mountain
| listing = Mountains of British Columbia
| location = British Columbia, Canada
| district = New Westminster Land District
| map = CAN BC Greater Vancouver#British Columbia
| range_coordinates =
| map_caption = Location in Metro Vancouver##Location in British Columbia
| map_size = 250
| label_position = right
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Brunswick
| coordinates = {{coord|49|29|16|N|123|12|05|W|type:mountain_region:CA-BC_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite bcgnis|id=1577|name=Brunswick Mountain|accessdate=2014-04-20}}
| topo_maker = NTS
| topo_map = {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|92|G|6}}
| type =
| age =
| easiest_route =
| region = Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
}}
Mount Brunswick (officially Brunswick Mountain), {{convert|1788|m|ft}}, is a summit in the Britannia Range of the North Shore Mountains on the Howe Sound side of the latter range. The mountain is located just northeast of the village of Lions Bay and is the namesake of Brunswick Beach, a locality on the Howe Sound shoreline below. Brunswick is often considered the highest peak of the North Shore Mountains.
It is accessible via the Howe Sound Crest Trail or the Brunswick Mountain trail from Lions Bay.
Name origin
Mount Brunswick was, like other names in the Howe Sound area, named in 1859 by Captain Richards in association with the Battle of the Glorious First of June in 1794. {{HMS|Brunswick|1790|6}}, 74 guns, 1,836 tons, built at Deptford, 1790, was commanded by Captain John Harvey who lost a limb in the conflict. Also in the area is Mount Harvey, also named for the captain, and nearby is Hutt Island, which was named for Captain John Hutt who also lost a limb and commanded {{HMS|Queen|1769|6}} in the battle.Walbran, John T; British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history; Ottawa, 1909 (republished for the Vancouver Public Library by J.J. Douglas Ltd, Vancouver, 1971, quoted in BC Names]
References
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External links
- [https://www.outdoorvancouver.ca/featured-trail-brunswick-mountain/ Hiking route | Outdoor Vancouver]
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Category:North Shore Mountains
Category:One-thousanders of British Columbia
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