Mount Bate

Mount Bate is a mountain on Vancouver Island in Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, 14 km (9 mi) east of the community of Tahsis and 21 km (13 mi) southwest of Rugged Mountain.[1] Mount Bate is thought to have been named by George Henry Richards for Captain William Thornton Bate, RN, a surveyor who was killed in the capture of Canton during the Second Opium War in 1857.[2] The mountain is at the head of Canton Gorge, another geographical feature named by Richards.[2]

Mount Bate
Highest point
Elevation1,688 m (5,538 ft)
Prominence1,218 m (3,996 ft)
Coordinates49°53′24.0″N 126°28′24.0″W
Geography
LocationStrathcona Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeVancouver Island Ranges
Topo mapNTS 92/E16

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