| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SE side of head of White River, between Schoen Lake and Strathcona Provincial Parks, W of Campbell River (city), Rupert Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°03'16"N, 126°06'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 9 January 1934, as identified on maps since 1865. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Labelled on 1865 British Admiralty Chart, and on Robert Brown's map of his 1864 Vancouver Island Exploration Expedition. Mt. Victoria [sic] is identified as the "highest peak on Vancouver Island" by G.M. Dawson in his 1887 report. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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At some unknown date a brass plaque was installed at the summit, with the engraving: "THEY HOLD THE HEIGHTS THE WON" (photograph on file N.1.33). The name of the person or persons responsible for engraving, transporting and installing the plaque is not known. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |