Mount Colonel Foster | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,135 m (7,005 ft) |
Prominence | 864 m (2,835 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Elkhorn Mountain (2194 m)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 49°44′58″N 125°52′02″W / 49.74944°N 125.86722°W[2] |
Geography | |
District | Nootka Land District |
Parent range | Elk River Mountains |
Topo map | NTS 92F12 Buttle Lake[3] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1968, Mike Walsh[1] |
Mount Colonel Foster is a mountain located on Vancouver Island in Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. At 2,135 metres (7,005 ft), it is the fourth highest peak on the island. It is one of the nine Island Qualifiers.
Mount Colonel Foster is located across the Elk River from Elkhorn Mountain. The east face is a 1,000-metre (3,281 ft) wall.