Mount Benvolio
| Feature Type: | Mount - Variation of Mountain: Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. ["Mount" preceding the name usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.] |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just NW of Cheakamus Mountain, SE of Whister in Garibaldi Provincial Park, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°00'42"N, 122°48'49"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 27 August 1964 on 92 J. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in 1964 by the Alpine Club of Canada climbing party, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare: when viewed from the north, this peak stands out from Mount Overlord and Fitzsimmons, however its beauty from afar is somewhat dulled close up and its ascent is of no trouble; in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" the character of Benvolio had similar traits. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |