Mount Gilliland
Mount Gilliland, is a 1,940-metre (6,365 ft) mountain in the Solitude Range of the Hart Ranges in Northern British Columbia.[1]
| Mount Gilliland | |
|---|---|
  Mount Gilliland British Columbia, Canada  Mount Gilliland Mount Gilliland (Canada) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,940 m (6,360 ft) |
| Prominence | 516 m (1,693 ft) |
| Parent peak | Howling Wolves Peak |
| Coordinates | 55°21′20″N 122°11′55″W |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Parent range | Solitude Range |
| Topo map | NTS 93O/8 |
Named for Canadian Army Battery Quartermaster Sergeant Norman Walter Gilliland, from Dawson Creek; serving with 3 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, attached to the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division when he died 29 September 1944, age 44.[2] He is buried in Wijnegem Communal Cemetery, Belgium.
References
- "Mount Gilliland". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- "BC Geographical Names". apps.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
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