Mount Mackenzie King
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Mount Mackenzie King is a peak located in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain separates the Laurier Glacier to the north from the David Glacier to the south.
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Mount Mackenzie King | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,234 m (10,610 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 504 m (1,654 ft)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 52°46′32.9″N 119°45′02.9″W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
District | Cariboo Land District |
Parent range | Premier Range |
Topo map | NTS 83D13 Kiwa Creek |
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The name honours the tenth Prime Minister of Canada, William Lyon Mackenzie King, who died in 1950. The mountain was officially renamed after Mackenzie King in 1962.[2] The mountain was originally referred to as Hostility Mountain by Don Munday in his 1925 ascent.[2]