Golden Hinde (mountain)
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| Golden Hinde | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2198 m |
| Location | Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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The Golden Hinde is a mountain located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. At 2198 m, it is the highest peak on the island. The mountain is located near the centre of the 250,000 ha Strathcona Provincial Park, at the head of Wolf River and to the west of Buttle Lake, about 25 km east of the community of Gold River. The peak is popular with experienced backcountry climbers, having been first ascended in 1913.
The mountain was named for Sir Francis Drake's ship, the Golden Hinde, by an early fur-trading captain, who was reminded of Drake's ship as sunset hit the mountain, which is visible from the west coast of the Island.
[edit] History
The Golden Hinde was named in honour of the ship of the same name, in which Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the world, the first Englishman to do so. Drake sailed up the Northwest Coast of North America after raiding Spanish colonies along the Central American Coast and laid claim to the regions north of New Spain, naming the site he landed as Nova Albion, Albion being one of the poetic names for England. Debate rages as to where along the coast he did this, with most opinion placing this landing somewhere in northern California. Other theories place Nova Albion in Oregon or on various locations of the British Columbia coast, from the southern Queen Charlottes to locations around Victoria and Sooke. The name Golden Hinde wasn't officially conferred on this peak until 1938, but this was done after a reference to the peak in one of logs of the early fur-trading captains, who was reminded of Drake's ship as the golden light of sunset hit the mountain, which is visible from the west coast of the Island. A "hinde" in archaic English is another word for female deer (doe). The alternative name "The Rooster's Comb" was conferred by early alpinists because of the mountain's appearance. (Official Name)
[edit] External links
- Strathcona Provincial Park from British Columbia Ministry of Environment website.
- Information on the mountain's attributes from the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia.
- Capital Iron CampingThis Victoria outdoor store contains information on hiking routes to the Golden Hinde
