Mount Penrose
| Mount Penrose | |
|---|---|
  Mount Penrose | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,634 m (8,642 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 392 m (1,286 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 50°52′13″N 122°57′37″W / 50.87028°N 122.96028°WCoordinates: 50°52′13″N 122°57′37″W / 50.87028°N 122.96028°W [2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Parent range | Dickson Range |
| Topo map | NTS 92/J15 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Boies Penrose |
Mount Penrose, known locally as Penrose, 2,634 m (8,642 ft), is the easternmost summit of the Dickson Range, a subrange of the Chilcotin Ranges, near Gold Bridge, British Columbia, Canada and immediately above and to the west of Gun Lake. It was named for Senator Boies Penrose, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who was the first to climb it, during a hunting expedition led by famed guide W.G. "Bill" Manson.[2][3]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Mount Penrose". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- 1 2 "Penrose, Mount". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ↑ Tales from Seton Portage, Irene Edwards, self-publ. Lillooet, 1976]
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