Mount Colonel Foster

Mount Colonel Foster
Highest point
Elevation2,135 m (7,005 ft)
Prominence864 m (2,835 ft)[1]
Parent peakElkhorn Mountain (2194 m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates49°44′58″N 125°52′02″W / 49.74944°N 125.86722°W / 49.74944; -125.86722[2]
Geography
Mount Colonel Foster is located in Vancouver Island
Mount Colonel Foster
Mount Colonel Foster
Mount Colonel Foster is located in British Columbia
Mount Colonel Foster
Mount Colonel Foster
Mount Colonel Foster (British Columbia)
DistrictNootka Land District
Parent rangeElk River Mountains
Topo mapNTS 92F12 Buttle Lake[3]
Climbing
First ascent1968, 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.

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Colonel Foster". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  2. ^ "Mount Colonel Foster". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  3. ^ "Mount Colonel Foster". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-04-18.