Topo map NTS 083.D.13 Prominence 415 m | Elevation 3,205 m | |
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First ascent 1949 by Alex Faberge, Sterling Hendricks, Don Hubbard, Art Lembeck, Chris Scoredos, and Arnold Wexler Similar Mount Stanley Baldwin, Mount Pierre Elliott Tru, Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier | ||
Mount Arthur Meighen is a 3,205 m (10,515 ft) mountain located in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is south of the head of the McLennan River and immediately west of the town of Valemount, British Columbia.
Map of Mount Arthur Meighen, Fraser-Fort George H, BC, Canada
The name honours the ninth Prime Minister of Canada, Arthur Meighen, who held office for only fifteen months in 1920-1921 and three months in 1926. He died in 1960, thirty-six years after leaving office. The mountain was officially renamed after Meighen in 1962. Prior to that, it had been called "Carpé".
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