Beaufort Range

The Beaufort Range is a mountain range on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located north of Port Alberni and to the west of Qualicum Beach, and running from Horne Lake in the southeast to Comox Lake in the northwest. It has an area of 448 km² and is a subrange of the Vancouver Island Ranges which in turn form part of the Insular Mountains.^[1]

Beaufort Range
The Beaufort Range is marked 12 on map
Highest point
Peak	Mount Joan
Elevation	1,556 m (5,105 ft)
Coordinates	49°24′52.9″N 124°55′10.9″W
Dimensions
Area	647 km2 (250 sq mi)
Geography
Beaufort Range Location in British Columbia
Country	Canada
Region	British Columbia
Parent range	Vancouver Island Ranges
Topo map(s)	NTS 92F10 Comox NTS 92F11 Forbidden Plateau NTS 92F6 Great Central Lake NTS 92F7 Horne Lake

The highest mountain in the Beaufort Range is Mount Joan at 1,556 m (5,105 ft).^[1]

The range is named for Sir Francis Beaufort, hydrographer to the Royal Navy.^[2]: 16

See also

• List of mountain ranges