Ḵ'els

50°14′52″N 123°59′00″W / 50.24778°N 123.98333°W / 50.24778; -123.98333[3]GeographyCountryCanadaProvinceBritish ColumbiaDistrictLillooet Land DistrictParent rangePacific RangesTopo mapNTS 92J4 Princess Louisa Inlet[3]ClimbingFirst ascent1931

ḵ’els[4] is a mountain located at the head of lekw’emin (Jervis Inlet)[5] above the ancestral shíshálh village site of x̱enichen[6] and within the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is associated with a shíshálh legend about a great flood.[4]

In 1860, during a survey by HMS Plumper, the mountain was named "Mount Victoria" after Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria who was the ninth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.[7] The name ḵ’els, which means "anchor" in she shashishalhem, was legally restored on June 21, 2023.[4]

The first colonial ascent of ḵ’els was made in 1931 by Arthur Tinniswood Dalton and Percy Williams Easthope.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Victoria". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Alexander". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Victoria". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  4. ^ a b c "BC Geographical Names". apps.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  5. ^ "BC Geographical Names". apps.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  6. ^ "BC Geographical Names". apps.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  7. ^ Hitz, Charles W. (2003). Through the Rapids - The History of Princess Louisa Inlet. Kirkland, WA.: Sitka 2 Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 0-9720255-0-2.

External links

  • CM_C2308 Fraser River to N.E.Pt. of Texada Island including Howe Sound and Jervis Inlet 'Annotated' 1863.02.16 1865.08[clarification needed]
  • Detail Map of Mount Victoria from the 1860 Survey Map of the Jervis Inlet and Mt.Victoria.
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