Mount John Oliver

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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.

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Mount John Oliver
Location in British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation3,123 m (10,246 ft)[1]
Prominence613 m (2,011 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Sir Mackenzie Bowell (3301 m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates52°53′02″N 119°41′07″W[2]
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictCariboo Land District
Parent rangePremier Range
Topo mapNTS 83D13 Kiwa Creek
Climbing
First ascentJuly 29, 1962[1]
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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.[2] It is the only mountain in the Premier Range to be named after a provincial premier.

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