Easiest route rock/ice climb First ascent 1942 | Topo map NTS 92N/07 Elevation 3,298 m Prominence 2,355 m | |
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Listing North America prominent 47thCanada highest major peaks 52ndCanada most prominent 18th Similar Mount Raleigh, Mount Tiedemann, Skihist Mountain, One Eye Peak, Middle Finger | ||
Mount Queen Bess is one of the principal summits of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of southern British Columbia. It stands west of Chilko Lake and to the south of Tatlayoko Lake, and crowns a peak-studded ridge to the north of the Homathko Icefield.
Map of Mount Queen Bess, Cariboo J, BC, Canada
The mountain is named for Queen Elizabeth I of England. Relatively nearby is Mount Raleigh, named for Sir Walter Raleigh. Other peaks in the vicinity of Queen Bess bear similar Elizabethan-related names: Pembroke, Silver Swan, Oriana, Armada, Grenville, Burghley, Howard, Walsingham, Cambridge, Cloister, Saint John, Galleon, and Monmouth. Between Queen Bess and Chilko Lake is Mount Good Hope, and northwest across the Homathko is the Waddington Range, site of the highest peak in the Coast Mountains, and the highest entirely within British Columbia, Mount Waddington.