The White Tower (British Columbia)
{{Short description|Mountain in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = The White Tower
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| elevation_m = 2732
| elevation_ref = {{sfn|The White Tower - Bivouac.com}}
| prominence_m = 307
| prominence_ref = {{sfn|The White Tower - Bivouac.com}}
| listing = Mountains of British Columbia
| range = Tower of London Range
| parent_peak = Fusilier Peak
| country = Canada
| region_type = Province | region = British Columbia
| district = Peace River Land District
| map = Canada British Columbia
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| map_caption = Location in British Columbia
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| label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|58.415278|N|124.985833|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{sfn|The White Tower - CGNDB}}
| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|94|K|7}}{{sfn|The White Tower - CGNDB}}
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The White Tower is a {{convert|2732|m|adj=on}} peak in British Columbia, Canada. Its line parent is Fusilier Peak, {{convert|10|km}} away.
It is part of the Tower of London Range of the Muskwa Ranges in the Canadian Rockies.{{sfn|The White Tower - Bivouac.com}}
The White Tower is named after the White Tower of the Tower of London.Other mountains in the area are also named after the Tower, including North Bastion Mountain, South Bastion Mountain and Tower Mountain, which overlooks the south end of Wokkpash Lake. These names were given by the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) Canadian Rocky Mountains Expedition 1960, a small expedition with members from a regiment based in the Tower of London.{{sfn|Nash|2004|p=72}}
References
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Sources
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- {{cite book |last=Nash|first=Mike|title=Exploring Prince George: A Guide to North Central B. C. Outdoors
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d4ta9FmYgZsC&pg=PA72|access-date=2012-10-17
|date=2004-05-01|publisher=Rocky Mountain Books Ltd|isbn=978-1-894765-49-7}}
- {{cite bivouac | id=3854 |ref={{SfnRef|The White Tower - Bivouac.com}}
|title=The White Tower British Columbia |access-date=2012-10-17}}
- {{cite cgndb|id=JCRGB|name=The White Tower|ref={{SfnRef|The White Tower - CGNDB}}|access-date=2024-10-21}}
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External links
- {{cite bcgnis|id=38100|name=The White Tower}}
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Category:Two-thousanders of British Columbia
Category:Tower of London Range
Category:Peace River Land District
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