Mount Harmston

{{Short description|Mountain in the country of Canada}}

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| name = Mount Harmston

| photo = Mt Harmston.png

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| elevation_m = 2009

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| prominence_m = 375

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| location = Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

| district = Clayoquot Land District

| range = Vancouver Island Ranges

| coordinates = {{coord|49|32|56.0|N|125|23|53.9|W|type:mountain_region:CA}}

| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|92|F|11}}

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| map = Vancouver Island#British Columbia

| map_caption = Location on Vancouver Island##Location in British Columbia

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Mount Harmston is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located approximately {{convert|33|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} southwest of Courtenay and {{convert|3|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of The Red Pillar.

Mount Harmston is part of the Vancouver Island Ranges which in turn form part of the Insular Mountains.[http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1389 Mount Harmston] in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia

History

Mount Harmston is named after the Harmston family, early settlers of the Comox Valley. They settled on a 200+ acre preemption in early December 1862, coming from Lincolnshire, England.{{cite bcgnis|id=7661|name=Mount Harmston}}

See also

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Category:Vancouver Island Ranges

Category:Two-thousanders of British Columbia

Category:Clayoquot Land District

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