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Mount Proctor

Coordinates: 49°33′54″N 115°04′42″W / 49.56500°N 115.07833°W / 49.56500; -115.07833
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Mount Proctor
Highest point
Elevation2,393 m (7,851 ft)[1]
Prominence41 m (135 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates49°33′54″N 115°04′42″W / 49.56500°N 115.07833°W / 49.56500; -115.07833[3]
Geography
Mount Proctor is located in British Columbia
Mount Proctor
Mount Proctor
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District
Parent rangeFront Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82G11 Fernie[3]
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking trail

Mount Proctor is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada located near Fernie.[3] Scaling 2,393 m (7,851 ft), this limestone mountain is home to a very popular hiking trail.

The legend of Mount Proctor tells of a young Indian chief who could not decide whom to marry and was turned into the mountain.[citation needed] The Three Sisters peak facing Mount Proctor is said to be the three maidens. Before there was an Alpine resort at the Fernie Alpine Resort, there was an Alpine resort at Mount Proctor around 1960.

References

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  1. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Procter". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  2. ^ "Mount Procter". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  3. ^ a b c "Mount Procter". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
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