Insular Mountains

Insular Mountains
French: Monts Insulaires
Golden Hinde, south aspect, August 2006.
Highest point
PeakGolden Hinde, Vancouver Island
Elevation2,196.818 m (7,207.41 ft)
Coordinates49°39′43.8″N 125°44′48.6″W / 49.662167°N 125.746833°W / 49.662167; -125.746833
Dimensions
Area133,879 km2 (51,691 sq mi)
Geography
Insular Mountains is located in British Columbia
Insular Mountains
Insular Mountains
Insular Mountains
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Parent rangePacific Cordillera

The Insular Mountains are a range of mountains in the Pacific Coast Ranges on the Coast of British Columbia, Canada, comprising the Vancouver Island Ranges and Queen Charlotte Mountains. The Insular Mountains are rugged, particularly on Vancouver Island where peaks in Strathcona Provincial Park rise to elevations of more than 2,000 m (6,562 ft). The highest of these mountains is Golden Hinde on Vancouver Island, which rises to 2,196.818 m (7,207 ft).

Although the Coast Mountain Range is usually referred to as the westernmost range of the Pacific Cordillera (since it is the westernmost range on the main landmass at that point), the Insular Mountains are the true westernmost range.[1]

  1. ^ Coast Mountains in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia. Retrieved 8 October 2007