Mount Murray (British Columbia)

Mount Murray
Highest point
Elevation1,802 m (5,912 ft)
Prominence359 m (1,178 ft)
Parent peakUnnamed Peak
Coordinates55°27′22″N 122°41′03″W / 55.45611°N 122.68417°W / 55.45611; -122.68417
Geography
Mount Murray is located in British Columbia
Mount Murray
Mount Murray
Location in British Columbia
Mount Murray is located in Canada
Mount Murray
Mount Murray
Mount Murray (Canada)
Map
Interactive map of Mount Murray
LocationPine Pass
British Columbia, Canada
DistrictPeace River Land District
Parent rangeMurray Range
Topo mapNTS 93O7 Azouzetta Lake

Mount Murray, is a 1,802-metre (5,912-feet) in the Murray Range of Hart Ranges of Northern British Columbia. The mountain is within the Pine-Lemoray Provincial Park.[1]

Named after N.F. Murray, who in 1915 with G.V. Copley, had conducted the first detailed survey and timber reconnaissance in the area for the British Columbia Forest Service. Murray enlisted with the CEF in 1916 and was killed at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917.[2]

There is a 8.2 kilometre hiking trail to the summit from Highway 97.

  1. ^ "Mount Murray". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  2. ^ "Mount Murray". BC Geographical Names.