Comox Glacier | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,960 m (6,430 ft) |
Coordinates | 49°32′58″N 125°21′12″W / 49.54944°N 125.35333°W |
Geography | |
District | Clayoquot Land District |
Parent range | Vancouver Island Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 92F11 Forbidden Plateau |
Climbing | |
First ascent | George Kinney, Alfred McNevin, James Tremlett and Harold Banks, August 1922[1] |
The Comox Glacier is a glacier on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Courtenay and 1 km (0.62 mi) west of Argus Mountain.
The highest elevation of the Comox Glacier, 1,960 m (6,430 ft), refers to a rocky outcrop on the north side of the glacier. Lacking an official name, it is referred to as the Comox Glacier summit.
The Comox Glacier is a member of the Vancouver Island Ranges which in turn form part of the Insular Mountains.[2]