Mount Murray (British Columbia)
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Mount Murray, is a 1,802-metre (5,912-feet) in the Murray Range of
Hart Ranges The Hart Ranges are a major subrange of the Canadian Rockies located in northeastern British Columbia and western Alberta. The mountains constitute the southernmost portion of the Northern Rocky Mountains. The Hart Ranges were named in honour ...
of Northern British Columbia. The mountain is within the Pine-Lemoray Provincial Park. Named after N.F. Murray, who in 1915 with G.V. Copley, had conducted the first detailed survey and timber reconnaissance in the area for the British Columbia Forest Service. Murray enlisted with the CEF in 1916 and was killed at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917. There is a 8.2 kilometre hiking trail to the summit from Highway 97.


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Murray Range Northern Interior of British Columbia One-thousanders of British Columbia Peace River Land District {{BritishColumbiaInterior-mountain-stub