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'''Mount Moriarty''' is a [[mountain]] on [[Vancouver Island]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], located {{convert|22|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} southwest of [[Parksville, British Columbia|Parksville]] and {{convert|14|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Mount Arrowsmith]].<ref name="SI">[http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1332 Mount Moriarty] in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia</ref> It is named after William Moriarty who was first lieutenant on [[HMS Plumper (1848)|HMS Plumper]] on this coast from 1857 to 1861.<ref name = Akrigg>{{Citation | last =Akrigg | first =G.P.V. | last2 =Akrigg | first2 =Helen B. | title =British Columbia Place Names | place =Vancouver | publisher =UBC Press | year =1986 | edition =3rd, 1997 | isbn =0-7748-0636-2 | url-access =registration | url =https://archive.org/details/britishcolumbiap0000akri_w1q9 }}</ref>{{rp|179}} It is a series of low domed summits at the head of the Cameron River, the [[Nanaimo River]] and the [[Englishman River]]. [[Labour Day Lake]] lies to the south-west.<ref name=Stone>{{Cite book | last = Stone | first = Philip | authorlink = Philip Stone | title =Island Alpine | location=Heriot Bay | publisher = |
'''Mount Moriarty''' is a [[mountain]] on [[Vancouver Island]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], located {{convert|22|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} southwest of [[Parksville, British Columbia|Parksville]] and {{convert|14|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Mount Arrowsmith]].<ref name="SI">[http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1332 Mount Moriarty] in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia</ref> It is named after William Moriarty who was first lieutenant on [[HMS Plumper (1848)|HMS Plumper]] on this coast from 1857 to 1861.<ref name = Akrigg>{{Citation | last =Akrigg | first =G.P.V. | last2 =Akrigg | first2 =Helen B. | title =British Columbia Place Names | place =Vancouver | publisher =UBC Press | year =1986 | edition =3rd, 1997 | isbn =0-7748-0636-2 | url-access =registration | url =https://archive.org/details/britishcolumbiap0000akri_w1q9 }}</ref>{{rp|179}} It is a series of low domed summits at the head of the Cameron River, the [[Nanaimo River]] and the [[Englishman River]]. [[Labour Day Lake]] lies to the south-west.<ref name=Stone>{{Cite book | last = Stone | first = Philip | authorlink = Philip Stone | title =Island Alpine | location=Heriot Bay | publisher =Wild Isle Publications| year =2003 | isbn = 0-9680766-5-3}}</ref>{{rp|71}} |
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| Mount Moriarty | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,603 m (5,259 ft) |
| Prominence | 741 m (2,431 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°08′16.1″N 124°27′06.8″W / 49.137806°N 124.451889°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada |
| Parent range | Vancouver Island Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 92/F01 |
Mount Moriarty is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located 22 km (14 mi) southwest of Parksville and 14 km (9 mi) southeast of Mount Arrowsmith.[1] It is named after William Moriarty who was first lieutenant on HMS Plumper on this coast from 1857 to 1861.[2]: 179 It is a series of low domed summits at the head of the Cameron River, the Nanaimo River and the Englishman River. Labour Day Lake lies to the south-west.[3]: 71
See also
References
- ^ Mount Moriarty in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
- ^ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2
- ^ Stone, Philip (2003). Island Alpine. Heriot Bay: Wild Isle Publications. ISBN 0-9680766-5-3.
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