Mount Brunswick (officially Brunswick Mountain
[), ,][ is a summit in the Britannia Range of the ]North Shore Mountains
The North Shore Mountains are a mountain range overlooking Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. Their southernmost peaks are visible from most areas in Vancouver and form a distinctive backdrop for the city.
The steep southern slopes of the No ...
on the Howe Sound
Howe Sound (, ) is a roughly triangular sound (geography), sound, that joins a network of fjords situated immediately northwest of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2021.
Geography
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side of the latter range. The mountain is located just northeast of the village of Lions Bay
Lions Bay (, ) is a small residential community in British Columbia, Canada, located between Vancouver and Squamish on the steep eastern shore of Howe Sound. In the 2021 census the community had a population of 1,390, BC's 36th smallest municipal ...
and is the namesake of Brunswick Beach
Brunswick is the historical English name for the German city of Braunschweig (Low German: ''Brunswiek'', Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'').
Brunswick may also refer to:
Places and other topographs
Australia
*Brunswick, Victoria, a suburb of ...
, a locality on the Howe Sound shoreline below. Brunswick is often considered the highest peak of the North Shore Mountains.
It is accessible via the Howe Sound Crest Trail
The Howe Sound Crest Trail (often abbreviated as HSCT) is a rugged wilderness hiking trail located near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The trail is located mostly within Cypress Provincial Park and is typically traveled as a single or ...
or the Brunswick Mountain trail from Lions Bay.
Name origin
Mount Brunswick was, like other names in the Howe Sound area, named in 1859 by Captain Richards in association with the Battle of the Glorious First of June
The Glorious First of June, also known as the Fourth Battle of Ushant, (known in France as the or ) was fought on 1 June 1794 between the British and French navies during the War of the First Coalition. It was the first and largest fleet a ...
in 1794. , 74 guns, 1,836 tons, built at Deptford
Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in southeast London, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and London Borough of Lewisham. It is named after a Ford (crossing), ford of the River Ravensbourne. From the mid 16th century ...
, 1790, was commanded by Captain John Harvey John Harvey may refer to:
People Academics
*John Harvey (astrologer) (1564–1592), English astrologer and physician
*John Harvey (architectural historian) (1911–1997), British architectural historian, who wrote on English Gothic architecture a ...
who lost a limb in the conflict. Also in the area is Mount Harvey, also named for the captain, and nearby is Hutt Island, which was named for Captain John Hutt
John Hutt (24 July 1795 – 9 April 1880) was Governor of Western Australia from 1839 to 1846.
Life
Born in London on 24 July 1795, John Hutt was the fourth of 13 children of Richard Hutt of Appley Towers, Ryde, Isle of Wight. He was educate ...
who also lost a limb and commanded in the battle.[Walbran, John T; ''British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history''; Ottawa, 1909 (republished for the Vancouver Public Library by J.J. Douglas Ltd, Vancouver, 1971, quoted in BC Names]]
References
External links
Hiking route , Outdoor Vancouver
North Shore Mountains
Sea-to-Sky Corridor
One-thousanders of British Columbia
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