The Pattullo Range is a subrange of the
Hazelton Mountains
The Hazelton Mountains are a grouping of mountain ranges on the inland lee of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, spanning the area of Hazelton south to the Nechako Reservoir. Defined by the Britis ...
, located south of
Tesla Lake
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and northeast of
Bella Coola in northern
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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. Its highest summit is
Tsaydaychuz Peak
Tsaydaychuz Peak, 2758 m (9049 feet), prominence below Howson Peak is 1826 m, is a mountain in the Pattullo Range of the Hazelton Mountains, the southernmost subdivision of the Northern Interior Mountains system of the British Columbia Interior. ...
, 2758 m (9049 feet).
Name origin
The range was named for the Honourable
Thomas Dufferin Pattullo
Thomas Dufferin "Duff" Pattullo (January 19, 1873 – March 30, 1956) was the 22nd premier of British Columbia from 1933 to 1941.
Early life and early political career
Born in Woodstock, Ontario, into a family of Scottish ancestry, Pattullo' ...
, 22nd
Premier of British Columbia
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A premier will normally be a head of govern ...
, commemorating the
Governor General
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's visit to
Tweedsmuir Provincial Park
Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park is a provincial park covering parts of the eastern Kitimat Ranges, northern Pacific Ranges, and the Rainbow Range in British Columbia, Canada. It was established on May 21, 1938 in the western interior of the p ...
in 1937, as invited by Mr Pattullo.
References
Pattullo Rangein the Bivouac Mountain Encyclopedia
Hazelton Mountains
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