Mount Whitford

{{Short description|Mountain in British Columbia, Canada}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name=Mount Whitford

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| elevation_m=1987

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| prominence_m=583

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| range=Misinchinka Ranges

| listing = Mountains of British Columbia

| location=British Columbia, Canada

| district = Cariboo Land District

| map=Canada British Columbia#Canada

| map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada

| label_position=left

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| mapframe-zoom=8

| mapframe-caption=Interactive map of Mount Whitford

| coordinates={{coord|54|52|04|N|121|52|19|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref={{cite cgndb|id=JBNHS|name=Mount Whitford|access-date=25 May 2021}}

| topo_maker = NTS

| topo_map = {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|93|I|13}}

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Mount Whitford is a {{convert|1986|m|ft|0|adj=on|abbr=}} mountain in the Misinchinka Ranges of the Hart Ranges in the Northern Rocky Mountains.{{Cite web|title=Mount Whitford|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/mount-whitford.html|website=peakvisor.com|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 May 2020}}

It was named to remember Canadian Army Private Roy Whitford, K50054, enlisted at Prince George, BC, serving with the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps when he was killed 28 April 1943, age 21. The Royal Canadian Infantry Corps was established in 1942 as an administrative corps to oversee the needs of the infantry regiments, as well as provide a holding organization for trained recruits that had not yet been assigned to a unit as well as staff for training centres in Canada.{{Cite web|title=Canadian Infantry Corps|url=https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/corpsbranches/infantrycorps.htm|website=Canadian Soldiers|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 May 2020}} Location of death currently unknown. With no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Halifax Memorial, panel 16.{{cite bcgnis|title=Mount Whitford|id=22059|access-date=29 May 2020}}