Rugged Mountain

Rugged Mountain is the apex of the Haihte Range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. From it, several glaciers, Nootka Sound, Woss Lake and the Tlupana Range are in view.

Rugged Mountain
NW aspect in February
Highest point
Elevation1,861 m (6,106 ft) [1]
Prominence1,571 m (5,154 ft) [1]
Listing
Coordinates50°01′56.4″N 126°41′41.2″W 
Geography
Rugged Mountain
Location in British Columbia
LocationVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeHaihte Range
Topo mapNTS 92L/2
Climbing
First ascent1956 George Lepore[1]

History

The first attempt at an ascent of Rugged Mountain occurs when Captain Hamilton Moffat, officer in charge of the Hudson's Bay Company post at Fort Rupert, near present-day Port Hardy, began a first exploration inland. On July 5, 1852 he gave up his attempt. He named the mountain Ben Lomand. This was the first recorded attempt to climb any of the major peaks of the Vancouver Island Ranges.[2]

The first successful ascent of Rugged Mountain Mountain was completed in 1959 by George Lepore and Chuck Smitson. [3]

Notes
  1. "Rugged Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  2. Elms, p 19-20.
  3. Stone, p 424

References
  • Philip Stone (2003). Island Alpine, A Guide to the Mountains of Strathcona Park and Vancouver Island. Wild Isle Publications: Heriot Bay, BC. ISBN 0-9680766-5-3.
  • Lindsay Elms (1996). Beyond Nootka, A Historical Perspective of Vancouver Island Mountains. Misthorn Press: Courtenay, BC. ISBN 0-9680159-0-5.


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