Mount John Oliver
Mount John Oliver is a 3,123-metre (10,246 ft) mountain in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is located on the divide between the Kiwa and Tete Creeks and is covered by a glacier.
The name honours John Oliver, the Premier of British Columbia from 1921 to 1927. The mountain was named after Oliver in 1927 upon the dedication of the Premier Range as a memorial to British and Canadian heads of government. It is the only mountain in the Premier Range to be named after a provincial premier.
References
- ^ "Mount John Oliver". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 23 July 2006.
- ^ "Mount John Oliver". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 9 Nov 2013.
External links
- "Topographic map of Mount John Oliver". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- "Premier Range". BC Geographical Names.
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