Mount Prevost

Mount Prevost
Swuq'us
Mount Prevost is located in Vancouver Island
Mount Prevost
Mount Prevost
Location in western British Columbia
Mount Prevost is located in British Columbia
Mount Prevost
Mount Prevost
Mount Prevost (British Columbia)
Map
Location near Duncan and North Cowichan
Highest point
Elevation788 m (2,585 ft)[1]
Prominence605 m (1,985 ft)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates48°49′53″N 123°46′04″W / 48.83139°N 123.76778°W / 48.83139; -123.76778[2]
Naming
Native nameSwuq'us (Halkomelem)
Geography
LocationVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
DistrictCowichan Land District
Parent rangeVancouver Island Ranges
Topo mapNTS 92B13 Duncan[2]

Mount Prevost (Halkomelem: Swuq'us[3]) is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is northwest of Duncan and has a distinctive skyline with the two rock bluffs. On top of the highest north bluff is a war memorial.

  1. ^ a b "Mount Prevost". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Prevost". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  3. ^ McKay, Jackie (30 December 2023). "Geographical place names in B.C. honour colonizers, but Indigenous names returning". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBC News. Retrieved 2 January 2024.