Tyee Mountain

Highest pointElevation1,666 m (5,466 ft)Prominence536 m (1,759 ft)Coordinates49°58′45.8″N 125°53′39.1″W / 49.979389°N 125.894194°W / 49.979389; -125.894194GeographyLocationVancouver Island, British Columbia, CanadaDistrictNootka Land DistrictParent rangeVancouver Island RangesTopo mapNTS 92F13 Upper Campbell Lake

Tyee Mountain is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Gold River and 5 km (3 mi) northeast of Mount Judson,^[1] between the head of the Gold River and the Salmon River, at the northwest end of Strathcona Provincial Park. "Tyee", which also means "big" and "chief" or "chiefly in the Chinook Jargon, was applied here in its sense of "big" (i.e. the bigger or biggest one).^[2]

See also

• List of mountains in Canada
• List of Chinook Jargon placenames

References